OIDF welcomes NIST SP 1800-42 and announces new eKYC work item
By Juliana Cafik, Independent Identity Standards & Solutions Architect. Juliana is also a contributor to the OIDF NIST NCCoE Project for mDL and Lead Editor of an extension to the OpenID Foundation’s OIDC4IDA Claims Registration. The NIST NCCoE Mobile Driver’s Licenses (mDL) Project (Special Publication 1800-42) marks a watershed moment for financial sector security, replacing […]
Public Review Period of Proposed Errata to OpenID Identity Assurance Specifications
The OpenID eKYC & IDA working group recommends the approval of Errata corrections to the following specifications: First Errata Set for OpenID Connect for Identity Assurance 1.0: https://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-4-identity-assurance-1_0-17.html First Errata Set for OpenID Identity Assurance Schema Definition 1.0: https://openid.net/specs/openid-ida-verified-claims-1_0-03.html An Errata version of a specification incorporates corrections identified after the Final Specification was published. This would […]
2025: A year worth talking about for the OpenID Foundation
Some years pass quietly. For the OpenID Foundation, 2025 was not one of them. The pace and scale of progress across the OpenID Foundation community this year was remarkable, so remarkable in fact that we felt compelled to bring the 2025 story together in this “Year in Review” report. The story it tells is one […]
Public Review Period for Errata to OpenID Connect for Identity Assurance 1.0
Updated April 1,2026 — Please note that this public review period for Errata to OpenID Connect for Identity Assurance 1.0 has been superseded by a combined public review period for two Identity Assurance specifications which can be found here: https://openid.net/public-review-period-of-proposed-errata-to-openid-identity-assurance-specifications. The OpenID eKYC & IDA working group recommends the approval of Errata corrections to the following specification: […]
OIDF sets the stage for independent oversight of conformance testing
Kantara Initiative to collaborate on role of Authorized Auditor The OpenID Foundation is pleased to announce that the Kantara Initiative – a global community focused on improving the trustworthy use of identity and personal data – has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to become an Authorized Auditor under the Foundation’s independent conformance testing program. This […]
OpenID Connect Relying Party Metadata Choices 1.0 Final Specification Approved
The OpenID Foundation membership has approved the following as an OpenID Final Specification: OpenID Connect Relying Party Metadata Choices 1.0: https://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-rp-metadata-choices-1_0-final.html A Final Specification provides intellectual property protections to implementers of the specification and is not subject to further revision. This Final Specification is the product of the OpenID Connect Working Group. The voting results were: Approve […]
AuthZEN: From ‘what is this’ to ‘how do we implement it’
The AuthZEN Working Group shares highlights from Gartner IAM London, including what practitioners’ questions revealed about enterprise readiness. Gartner IAM London in earlier this month brought together enterprise IAM practitioners, analysts, and standards bodies. For the OpenID Foundation’s AuthZEN Working Group, it was a revealing few days. Co-chairs Atul Tulshibagwale, Alex Olivier, and David Brossard […]
Notice of Vote to Approve Proposed Implementer’s Draft of International Government Assurance (iGov) Profile for OAuth 2.0
The two-week voting period will be between Sunday, March 29, and Sunday, April 12, 2026, once the 45 day review of the specification has been completed. The iGov working group page https://openid.net/wg/igov/. If you’re not already a member, or if your membership has expired, please consider joining to participate in the approval vote. Information on joining the […]
Leading organisations join OIDF independent conformance test program
In December 2025, the OpenID Foundation announced the forthcoming launch of self-certification for OpenID for Verifiable Credentials. Since then, the OpenID Foundation has been working to confirm the organisations who will help shape the next phase – a globally recognised independent conformance test program. Today, we are pleased to introduce the organisations that will play a key […]
JumpCloud joins the OIDF as a Sustaining Corporate Member
The OpenID Foundation is pleased to welcome JumpCloud as a new Sustaining Corporate Member. JumpCloud is the AI-powered unified IT management platform designed to secure the modern workforce. By consolidating identity, device, and access management, JumpCloud provides intelligent, secure IT that scales from human users to autonomous AI agents.. JumpCloud helps organizations around the globe […]