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OIDF presents at European Commission’s EUDI Wallets Launchpad 2025
The OpenID Foundation was invited to present at the recent EUDI Wallets Launchpad 2025, a landmark three day community event organized by the European Commission on December 10-12 in Brussels, Belgium. The EUDI Wallets Launchpad 2025 represents a critical milestone for digital identity implementation across the European Union. As the
AuthZEN shows enterprise readiness at Gartner IAM Summit
After two years of development, the AuthZEN Working Group reached a significant milestone at this month’s Gartner Identity & Access Management Summit in Grapevine, Texas, with enterprise practitioners signalling clear readiness for implementation. The main AuthZEN session drew nearly 100 attendees whose questions revealed an important shift in market maturity.
OpenID for Verifiable Credential self-certification to launch Feb 2026
The OpenID Foundation is pleased to announce implementers will be able to start self-certifying their implementations in February 26th 2026 for OpenID for Verifiable Presentations (OpenID4VP) 1.0, OpenID for Verifiable Credential Issuance (OpenID4VCI) 1.0 and High Assurance Interoperability Profile (HAIP) 1.0 implementations through the OpenID Foundation’s conformance testing platform. Organizations
OpenID Foundation launches EUDIW resource hub
The OpenID Foundation has launched a dedicated resource hub to support organisations implementing the European Digital Identity Wallet (EUDIW), providing centralised access to specifications, testing tools, and implementation guidance. The new resource hub consolidates essential materials for implementers working with the three core specifications selected for the EIDAS 2.0 Architecture
EUDIW Community Members Page
OpenID Foundation Resource Hub for European Digital Identity Wallet Implementers Latest update: December 10, 2025 We are delighted to offer EUDIW a centralised resource hub on the specifications, open source tests, conformance tools and other materials to help deploy and maintain your implementations. OIDF
OIDF Executive Director Judges G20 TechSprint
The OpenID Foundation is proud to have participated in the 2025 G20 TechSprint – an annual global initiative that brings together innovators to address critical challenges facing central banks and regulators worldwide. This year’s event was a collaboration between the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) and the Bank for International
OIDF proves real-world interoperability of HAIP 1.0 with OpenID4VP 1.0 and OpenID4VCI 1.0
By Gail Hodges, Executive Director The OpenID Foundation is proud to announce successful interoperability testing of the High Assurance Interoperability Profile (HAIP) 1.0 draft 05, alongside the Final specifications for OpenID for Verifiable Presentations (OpenID4VP) 1.0 and OpenID for Verifiable Credential Issuance (OpenID4VCI) 1.0. Conducted November 6th to 13th, this
See AuthZEN in action at Gartner IAM 2025
Is your organization experiencing authorization challenges, such as lack of visibility and authorization gaps? You are invited to attend the AuthZen specification in action at an interop event hosted by the OpenID Foundation’s AuthZEN Working Group at the Gartner Identity & Access Management (IAM) Summit 2025 in Grapevine, Texas. These
Bloomberg joins the OpenID Foundation as newest member and commits directed funding for AuthZEN
The OpenID Foundation is pleased to welcome Bloomberg as its newest member. Bloomberg, a global leader in business and financial information, brings a wealth of expertise and a strong commitment to advancing open identity standards that will benefit the entire community. A perfect alignment of mission and values Bloomberg has
Verifiable credentials: a valuable tool in the fight against rising ID fraud?
US Financial institutions face a critical challenge. Suspicious account records are on the rise despite innovations in identity and verification (ID&V) technologies. Can widespread adoption of High Assurance Identity Verification by financial institutions be the answer? Banks need to establish a reasonable belief of a customer’s identity during account opening,
OIDF offers standards roadmap for GENIUS Act
The OpenID Foundation has submitted a comprehensive response to the US Department of the Treasury’s Request for Comment on “Innovative Methods to Detect Illicit Activity Involving Digital Assets” (TREAS-DO-2025-0070-0001), issued under the GENIUS Act. As a technical standards body with deep expertise in APIs and digital identity, the OpenID Foundation welcomes
OIDF submits comments on CFPB Data Rights Rule
The OpenID Foundation (OIDF) has submitted comments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regarding the reconsideration of Rule 1033 on personal financial data rights. The OpenID Foundation brings expertise from working with open banking implementations across 12 global ecosystems. This submission represents the Foundation’s third response to this regulation,
OIDF submits comments on Utah’s state-endorsed digital identity RFI
The OpenID Foundation has submitted its comments on Utah’s Request for Information (RFI #AE26-1) regarding the State-Endorsed Digital Identity (SEDI) program. This submission reflects the OpenID Foundation’s ongoing commitment to supporting governments worldwide as they develop digital identity frameworks that prioritize security, privacy, and interoperability. Gail Hodges, Executive Director of the
Top firms test interoperability of final SSF and CAEP
The OpenID Foundation and hosting partner FIDO Alliance brought together implementers of the newly finalized Shared Signals Framework (SSF) and Continuous Access Evaluation Profile (CAEP) specifications to demonstrate interoperability at the Authenticate 2025 conference in Carlsbad, California, earlier this month (October 13-15, 2025). The Shared Signals Framework (SSF) and Continuous
OpenID Connect Core 1.0 now published as ITU standard
We’re pleased to announce that Recommendation X.1285, incorporating the OpenID Connect Core 1.0 – errata set 2 specification, has been officially published by the International Telecommunication Union. Following the formal adoption in April 2025, which we announced in May, the specification is now publicly available. This publication marks a significant
Second Implementer’s Draft of OpenID Connect Native SSO for Mobile Apps Approved
The OpenID Foundation membership has approved the following as an OpenID Implementer’s Draft: OpenID Connect Native SSO for Mobile Apps 1.0: https://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-native-sso-1_0-ID2.html An Implementer’s Draft is a stable version of a specification providing intellectual property protections to implementers of the specification. This Implementer’s Draft is the product of the OpenID AB/Connect
OIDF applauds new FIDO and Shared Signals whitepaper
The OpenID Foundation welcomes the publication of a new whitepaper from the FIDO Alliance that examines how FIDO authentication and the Shared Signals Framework (SSF) work together to address enterprise security challenges. We recognize the significant effort by the FIDO Enterprise Deployment Working Group to illustrate how aligned our specifications
OpenID Foundation Applauds Western Balkans Digital ID Plan
Joint Statement on Achieving Interoperable Digital ID Wallets and Trust Services at the 6th Western Balkans Digital Summit The Western Balkan governments welcomed regional experts, ministers, European Union representatives, the World Bank, and the OpenID Foundation, amongst other global experts, to take part in the 6th Western Balkans
New whitepaper tackles AI agent identity challenges
The OpenID Foundation has today released a critical new whitepaper addressing one of the most pressing challenges facing organizations deploying AI agents – how to securely authenticate and authorize these autonomous systems while maintaining proper governance and accountability. Identity Management for Agentic AI: The new frontier of authorization, authentication, and
OIDF Announces New Investment to Expand Conformance Services
The OpenID Foundation Board has approved the development of a new service to enable stronger partnership with “managing entities” and “accredited laboratories” that wish to deploy the OpenID Foundation tests and best practices within a wider ecosystem conformance service. This additional service is scheduled for launch in Q2 2026, and