Second Implementer’s Draft of OpenID for Verifiable Credential Issuance Specification Approved
The OpenID Foundation membership has approved the following specification as an OpenID Second Implementer’s Draft: OpenID for Verifiable Credential Issuance An Implementer’s Draft is a stable version of a specification providing intellectual property protections to implementers of the specification. This Second Implementer’s Draft is a product of the Digital Credentials Protocols (DCP) working group. The […]
Public Review Period for Proposed Implementer’s Draft of OpenID4VC High Assurance Interoperability Profile
The Digital Credentials Protocols (DCP) working group recommends approval of the following specification as an OpenID Implementer’s Draft: OpenID for OpenID4VC High Assurance Interoperability Profile: https://openid.net/specs/openid4vc-high-assurance-interoperability-profile-1_0-03.html An Implementer’s Draft is a stable version of a specification providing intellectual property protections to implementers of the specification. This note starts the 45-day public review period for the specification draft […]
Notice of Vote for Proposed Second Implementer’s Draft of OpenID for Verifiable Credential Issuance Specification
The official voting period will be between Monday, February 3, 2025 and Monday, February 10, 2025 (12:00pm PT), once the 45 day review of the specification has been completed. For the convenience of members who have completed their reviews by then, voting will actually begin on Monday, January 27, 2025. The Digital Credentials Protocols (DCP) working group […]
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 demonstrate impactful digital identity use […]
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 of digital identity, bringing together […]
Notice of Vote for Proposed Implementer’s Draft of OpenID4VP Specification
The official voting period will be between Tuesday, December 17, 2024 and Tuesday, December 24, 2024 (12:00pm PT), once the 45 day review of the specification has been completed. For the convenience of members who have completed their reviews by then, voting will actually begin on Tuesday, December 10, 2024. The AB Connect work group page […]
Public Review Period for Proposed Implementer’s Draft of OpenID4VP Specification
The OpenID AB/Connect Working Group recommends approval of the following specification as an OpenID Implementer’s Draft: OpenID4VP: https://openid.net/specs/openid-4-verifiable-presentations-1_0-22.html This would be the third Implementer’s Draft of this specification. This version has 3 major changes: Introduces the Digital Credentials Query Language; this is an alternative to Presentation Exchange Introduces the transaction data mechanism that enables a binding between […]
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 their Know-Your-Customer requirements using Mobile […]
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 the launch in August 2023, […]
OpenID for Verifiable Credentials Wins EIC Award!

The OpenID Foundation is proud to announce that, for the work building the “OpenID for Verifiable Credentials” family of specifications, members of the Digital Credentials Protocol (DCP) Work Group won the “Future Technologies and Standards” award at the European Identity and Cloud Conference. For the last several years, this group has been working tirelessly to […]