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Registration Open for OpenID Foundation Virtual Workshop — Thursday, December 9, 2021

Workshop Overview OpenID Foundation Workshops provide technical insight and influence on current Internet identity standards. Technologists from member organizations will provide updates on all active OpenID Foundation Working Groups as well the OpenID Certification Program. The workshop will also include a session on the GAIN POC with Don Thibeau and Donna Beatty providing updates from […]

2021 OpenID Foundation New Corporate Member Representative Election Results

Thank you to all Corporate members who voted in the new 2021 OpenID Foundation Corporate Member Representative election. Each year, Corporate members of the OpenID Foundation elect a member to represent them on the board. Ashish Jain was elected by Corporate members during the 2021 elections that were conducted in January 2021. Ashish was at […]

Welcoming Gail Hodges as Our New Executive Director

The OpenID Foundation is thrilled to welcome Gail Hodges as the new Executive Director of the OpenID Foundation. Those of you who already know Gail know that she’s passionate about enabling digital identity to serve the public good. She has extensive experience both in the digital identity space – for instance, having founded the Future […]

Registration Open for OpenID Foundation Virtual Workshop — April 29, 2021

Workshop Overview OpenID Foundation Workshops provide technical insight and influence on current Internet identity standards. This workshop will provide updates on all active OpenID Foundation Working Groups as well the OpenID Certification Program. The workshop also highlights the Foundation’s partnership with the CARIN Alliance that is focused on enabling a digital identity ecosystem for US […]

Resolution Thanking Don Thibeau for his Service

The OpenID Foundation Board of Directors unanimously approved the following resolution, proposed by Mike Jones and seconded by John Bradley, thanking Don Thibeau for his service: Resolved: The OpenID Foundation board thanks Don Thibeau for his exemplary service to the OpenID Foundation and the worldwide identity community during his decade-long service as Executive Director. The […]

An Update on the Collaboration of Technology Tools and Legal Rules

The US Federal Reserve is participating in a Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) Cross-border Payments Task Force to identify ways to promote cross-border payments that are faster, less expensive and more transparent and inclusive. With the CPMI’s initiative to improve cross-border payments (and their upcoming conference https://lnkd.in/dBmT9q6), the Institute of International Finance (IIF) and […]

2021 OpenID Foundation Board Update

Thank you to all who voted in the 2021 elections for representatives to the OpenID Foundation Board of Directors. As per our bylaws, three individual board members represent the membership and the community at large. As George Fletcher has one year remaining on his 2-year term, I want to thank George for his continued leadership […]

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and OpenID Foundation in Liaison Agreement on eKYC & IDA for Legal Entities

The OpenID Foundation (OIDF), the international standards development organization which maintains the OpenID Connect for Identity Assurance (OIDC4IDA) standard, and the Japanese Government’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) have signed a liaison agreement to work together. Under the agreement, METI will lead policy efforts to implement identity assurance frameworks for legal entities in […]

Update on OpenID Foundation Leadership Transition

Dear OpenID Foundation Members: This is to update the OpenID Foundation community on our leadership transition and plans for 2021. We’ve enlisted the support of Women in Identity, IDPro and other groups to insure a broad international search and a diversity of backgrounds for the Foundation’s next Executive Director. Our search efforts are ongoing so […]

Announcing the 2021 OpenID Foundation Individual Community Board Members Election

The OpenID Foundation plays an important role in the interoperability of Internet identity. This is to announce the OpenID Foundation individual community board members 2021 election schedule. Those elected will help determine the role the Foundation plays in facilitating the creation and adoption of open identity standards. Per the Foundation’s bylaws, three individual community board […]