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OpenID Foundation Members Honoured in Okta’s Identity 25

The OpenID Foundation applauds all the honorees from this year’s Okta Ventures “The Identity 25” program. Today we take a moment to proudly celebrate the members of the OpenID Foundation Community recognized in the Okta Ventures’ Identity 25 honourees. Many of our friends, colleagues, partners are recognized here, who we

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OIDF & OIDF-J welcome the Japanese Digital Agency, West Japan Railway Company, and the National Institute of Informatics’ Student VC Project

Translated from the OIDF-J announcement. The OpenID Foundation and the OpenID Foundation Japan would like to express our sincere welcome to the pilot project for the social implementation of services for students using verifiable credentials, which was conducted and announced in March 2025 by the Digital Agency, West Japan Railway

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AuthZEN & Shared Signals in the Gartner IAM 2025 spotlight

An intense and unforgettable two days for the OpenID Foundation The OpenID Foundation was again invited to lead cutting-edge interoperability  demonstrations at the March 2025 Gartner Identity & Access Management Summit in London this week. This time, two Working Groups, Shared Signals and AuthZEN, had a presence. The demand for

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Webinar on IPSIE secures more than 300 registrations

More than 300 identity security leaders and identity professionals registered for a recent webinar where our Executive Director Gail Hodges discussed with industry experts Jeff Reich, Dean H. Saxe, Aaron Parecki and George Fletcher, how enterprises can achieve secure, interoperable identity management using multiple standards, new enterprise interoperability profiles to

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OPIN joins OIDF Board via Peers Consulting + Technology

The OpenID Foundation is delighted to announce that Open Insurance Brazil (OPIN) will be joining the OpenID Foundation Board of Directors as a Sustaining Member, via their strategic partnership with Peers Consulting + Technology. Francisco Leme, Chief Technology and Operations Officer for OPIN and representative for Peers Consulting, will represent

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Notice of a Security Vulnerability

The OpenID Foundation is committed to maintaining the highest security standards in identity protocols and takes security research seriously. As our specifications move towards final, we engage security researchers to conduct a rigorous security analysis and identify any vulnerabilities in the specifications. During a formal analysis of OpenID Federation, a

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OIDF Re-Elected to OpenWallet Foundation’s Board

The OpenID Foundation is delighted to announce its re-election to the OpenWallet Foundation’s (OWF) Board of Directors as an Observer. This position allows the OpenID Foundation to continue representing the OWF’s associate sponsors, which include a diverse array of non-profit, academic, and government entities. For the year ahead, the OpenID

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Australian Digital Trust Community Group (ADT CG)

by Victoria Richardson, ID Partners & Community Group Co-Chair We are not yet halfway through the first quarter of 2025 and it’s already clear that digital identity and trusted ecosystems more broadly are front of mind for many countries. Digital driver licenses in particular have made the headlines with insights

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OIDF Feedback on NIST’s Attribute Validation Services

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently released a draft report entitled Attribute Validation Services for Identity Management, which seeks to provide a comprehensive framework for agencies considering implementing Attribute Validation Services (AVS) services.  AVS are critical for identity proofing, fraud prevention, and ensuring equal access to digital

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2025 OpenID Foundation Board of Directors

by Gail Hodges, Executive Director I want to sincerely thank all OpenID Foundation members who voted in the 2025 elections for representatives to the OpenID Foundation Board of Directors. Per the Foundation’s Bylaws and as of December 1, 2024, there were two Corporate Representative and two Community Representative seats up

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Strengthening cybersecurity measures – the OpenID Foundation’s recommendations on ENISA’s guidance for the NIS2 Directive

As the European Union continues to strengthen its cybersecurity framework, the NIS2 Directive serves as a pivotal measure to protect critical infrastructure and essential services across member states.  Committed to advancing secure and interoperable digital identity standards, the OpenID Foundation welcomes the opportunity to contribute to this critical initiative and

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OpenID foundation urges private and public sector organisations to collaborate and drive adoption of privacy-preserving identity solutions

OpenID Foundation applauds the California DMV for its community-based approach to expanding acceptance and use of mobile Driver’s Licenses (mDLs) in California, saying it is a positive model. The two successful community hackathons, co-hosted with the OpenID Foundation, not only empowered government and private sector entities to build, test, and

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Driving Innovation and Adoption: Reflections on the California mDL Hackathons

The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), in partnership with the OpenID Foundation, recently hosted two groundbreaking hackathons aimed at advancing digital identity through California’s mobile Driver’s License (mDL). With over 100 attendees at both events, they were more than simply technical exercises; they were pivotal moments in the evolution

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An Outreach Workshop for Open Banking Chile

Mike Leszcz, OpenID Foundation Operations Director This was a hybrid event with some CMF and ecosystem members participating in person in Santiago. OIDF was very fortunate to have founding member and long-time board member, John Bradley with Yubico, representing OIDF in person. The goal of the workshop was to introduce

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Accelerating mDL Adoption in the United States

The OpenID Foundation is delighted to announce that it is one of 15 parties to a Collaborative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the National Cybersecurity Council Center of Excellence. This project will accelerate digital identity adoption in the United States. Its first use case supports financial institutions to meet

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OIDF to Co-Host Mobile Drivers License Hackathons

Image sourced from Chat GPT The OpenID Foundation is proud to co-host two Hackathons with the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in support of their Mobile Drivers License (mDL) pilot. What is the Project? In 2021, the California legislature authorized the DMV to start an mDL pilot, and since

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All Aboard the CAEP-Ability Hype Train!

Authors: Sean O’Dell (Disney), Atul Tulshibagwale (SGNL) An Identiverse 2024 Panel Recap The attendance for this panel, which featured all co-chairs of the Shared Signals Working Group (SSWG), was near capacity and the engagement from the audience in the Q&A was resounding…because the hype is real with CAEP. The panel

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