Errata to OpenID Identity Assurance Specifications Approved
Published July 8, 2026
Errata to the following specifications have been approved by a vote of the OpenID Foundation members:
First Errata Set for OpenID Connect for Identity Assurance 1.0: This extension to OpenID Connect standardizes how relying parties request and receive identity information with additional assurance metadata.
- First Errata Set for OpenID Identity Assurance Schema Definition 1.0: This specification defines a schema for describing assured identity claims and a range of associated identity assurance metadata.
An Errata version of a specification incorporates corrections identified after the Final Specification was published. This specification is a product of the OpenID eKYC & IDA Working Group.
The voting results were:
- Approve – 66 votes
- Object - 1 vote
- Abstain – 28 votes
Total votes: 95 (out of 445 members = 21.2% > 20% quorum requirement)
The specifications incorporating the errata is available at the standard locations as well as:
https://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-4-identity-assurance-1_0-errata1.html
See the Introduction sections of the specifications for the link to the previously approved version.
Marie Jordan – OpenID Foundation Secretary
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