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Implementer’s Draft of OpenID for Verifiable Credential Issuance Approved

The OpenID Foundation membership has approved the following specification as an OpenID Implementer’s Draft: OpenID for Verifiable Credential Issuance 1.0 This is the first Implementer’s Draft of this specification. An Implementer’s Draft is a stable version of a specification providing intellectual property protections to implementers of the specification. This specification

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OpenID Foundation Certification Program Recruiting a Java Developer

The OpenID Foundation is pleased to announce that it is looking to add a Java developer to the successful OpenID certification program team. The OpenID Foundation enables deployments of OpenID specifications to be certified to specific conformance profiles to promote interoperability among implementations. The certification process utilizes self-certification and conformance

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OpenID Summit Tokyo 2024 and Celebrating 10 Years of OpenID Connect

OpenID Foundation Japan (OIDF-J) hosted the OpenID Summit Tokyo 2024 in Shibuya Tokyo on Friday, January 19, 2024 with over 250 in attendance. The OpenID Foundation (OIDF) was thrilled to be a part of the Summit that included contributors from Japan and abroad presenting on current digital identity, security, and

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Formal Security Analysis of OpenID for Verifiable Credentials

The first in-depth security analysis of OpenID for Verifiable Credentials has been completed, with the goal of increasing confidence in the security of these specifications. The formal security analysis includes the protocols OpenID for Verifiable Credential Issuance (OID4VCI) and OpenID for Verifiable Presentations (OID4VP), both part of the OpenID for

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2024 OpenID Foundation Board of Directors Election Results

I want to personally thank all OpenID Foundation members who voted in the 2024 elections for representatives to the OpenID Foundation board of directors. Please note that the OpenID Foundation board of directors unanimously approved updated Bylaws at a board meeting on November 16, 2023, with full details, including a

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Second Errata Set for OpenID Connect Specifications Approved

Errata to the following specifications have been approved by a vote of the OpenID Foundation members: OpenID Connect Core 1.0 – Defines the core OpenID Connect functionality: authentication built on top of OAuth 2.0 and the use of Claims to communicate information about the End-User OpenID Connect Discovery 1.0 –

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The Importance of OpenID Foundation Shared Signals Framework

Published December, 2023, revised February 14, 2024 to confirm interoperability demonstration at Gartner IAM conference held in London, UK. Blog authored by Apoorva Deshpande, Engineering Leader, Okta. The OpenID Foundation Shared Signals Framework (SSF) is an emerging and promising standard for sharing security signals between trusted parties. It has the

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Announcing the 2024 OpenID Foundation Community Representatives Election

This is to announce the 2024 OpenID Foundation Community Representatives election schedule. Those elected will help guide the Foundation’s efforts in facilitating the development and adoption of important open identity standards enabling global interoperability as well as the strategic direction of the Foundation. Please note that the OpenID Foundation board of

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Second Implementer’s Draft of Shared Signals Framework Specification Approved

The OpenID Foundation membership has approved the following Shared Signals specifications as OpenID Implementer’s Drafts: OpenID Shared Signals Framework Specification An Implementer’s Draft is a stable version of a specification providing intellectual property protections to implementers of the specification. This is the second Shared Signals Framework Implementer’s Drafts. The Implementer’s

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OpenID Foundation Updates Bylaws

The OpenID Foundation board of directors unanimously approved updating the Foundation’s Bylaws by a 75% supermajority vote as required by the Bylaws (Section 9.2 Bylaw Amendments) at the November 16, 2023 board meeting. The new Bylaws are effective as of November 16, 2023. From the founding of the OpenID Foundation,

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OpenID Foundation Joins CAMARA

Published November 21, 2023, revised November 22, 2023 to include Deutsche Telekom quote. The OpenID Foundation is pleased to announce that it has joined the Linux Foundation’s CAMARA project as an Associate Member. CAMARA is an open source project within Linux Foundation that defines, develops and tests the APIs enabling

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What’s New in the Shared Signals Framework?

Authors: Atul Tulshibagwale (SGNL), Apoorva Deshpande (Okta), and Shayne Miel (Cisco Duo). A new draft of the Shared Signals Framework has been released for public review. Here’s how it is different from the previous version. The OpenID Shared Signals Working Group (SSWG) has made important changes to the Shared Signals

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Review of Second Proposed Errata Set for OpenID Connect Specifications

The OpenID Connect Working Group recommends the approval of Errata corrections to the following specifications: OpenID Connect Core 1.0 – Defines the core OpenID Connect functionality: authentication built on top of OAuth 2.0 and the use of Claims to communicate information about the End-User OpenID Connect Discovery 1.0 – Defines how Relying

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Announcing the Authorization Exchange (AuthZEN) Working Group

A new working group has been accepted by the OpenID Foundation (OIDF) Specs Council that will focus on increasing interoperability of authorization systems. The new working group, called  Authorization Exchange (AuthZEN), resulted from a series of conversations at the two most recent Identiverse conferences. After this year’s event, it was

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OpenID Foundation Announces New Whitepaper Process

The OpenID Foundation is pleased to announce a new Whitepaper Process as approved by the Board of Directors on October 9, 2023.  OIDF-led and co-led whitepapers help ecosystem stakeholders understand the wider landscape and the role of OIDF standards within that wider landscape. Such whitepapers make OIDF’s global, technical expertise more accessible to ecosystem stakeholders,

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Public Review Period for Shared Signals Framework Specification

The OpenID Shared Signals Working Group recommends approval of the following specification as OpenID Implementer’s Draft: OpenID Shared Signals Framework Specification This would be the second Implementer’s Draft of this specification. An Implementer’s Draft is a stable version of a specification providing intellectual property protections to implementers of the specification.

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A Major Step Towards Interoperable Identity Assurance

By Mark Haine & Drummond Reed A persistent goal of digital identity technology is to enable relying parties to reach the level of identity assurance they need to proceed with any specific interaction. Although there are many descriptions of “identity assurance levels”, such as the three levels defined in the NIST

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Announcing the Digital Credentials Protocols Working Group

Announcing the Digital Credentials Protocols Working Group The OpenID Foundation (OIDF) Specs Council has accepted a proposal to create a new working group as a dedicated home of the OpenID for Verifiable Credentials specs family. The new working group is designated as “Digital Credentials Protocols Working Group” (DCP WG). The

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Announcing “GAIN in 2023” Whitepaper

We are delighted to announce the joint publication of “GAIN in 2023” which is a collaboration between  six organizations who continue to pursue the vision of interoperable high trust identity networks, as articulated in the “GAIN Digital Trust” paper, published in 2021 by 156 independent identity industry experts and stakeholders.

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Second Implementer’s Draft of Grant Management for OAuth 2.0 Approved

The OpenID Foundation membership has approved the following Financial-grade API (FAPI) specification as an OpenID Implementer’s Draft: Grant Management for OAuth 2.0 An Implementer’s Draft is a stable version of a specification providing intellectual property protections to implementers of the specification. This is the first Implementer’s Draft of this specification.

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Open for Comment “Human-Centric Identity: a primer for government officials”

Government officials, policymakers, technologists, legal scholars, and human rights advocates are invited to offer feedback on a new white paper “Human-Centric Identity: a primer for government officials”. This follows the publication of “Government-issued Digital Credentials and the Privacy Landscape” (Flanagan, 2023), which delved into challenges of creating a globally viable

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OpenID Foundation Announces FAPI-RW App2app Certification Launched

Global interoperability, a common cause among many national and industry groups, seems especially urgent these days, especially in matters of security. Interop requires open standards, a “best idea wins” debate among experts and patience, lots of patience. The Financial-Grade API Working Group has a singular focus on developing its security

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Implementer’s Draft of FAPI 2.0 Message Signing Approved

The OpenID Foundation membership has approved the following Financial-grade API (FAPI) specification as an OpenID Implementer’s Draft: FAPI 2.0 Message Signing An Implementer’s Draft is a stable version of a specification providing intellectual property protections to implementers of the specification. This is the first Implementer’s Draft of this specification. The

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First FAPI 2.0 Certifications Published

OpenID Foundation is pleased to announce that the first set of FAPI 2.0 self-certifications have been published and can now be viewed on the Certification Listings. We congratulate Authlete, Cloudentity, ConnectID, Ping Identity, and Raidiam for achieving compliance with the current FAPI 2.0 certifications and for being thought leaders on

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Second Implementer’s Draft of OpenID for Verifiable Presentations Specification Approved

Second Implementer’s Draft of OpenID for Verifiable Presentations Specification Approved The OpenID Foundation membership has approved the following specification as an OpenID Implementer’s Draft: OpenID for Verifiable Presentations An Implementer’s Draft is a stable version of a specification providing intellectual property protections to implementers of the specification. This is the

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Announcing the 2023 OpenID Foundation Kim Cameron Award Recipients

The OpenID Foundation is pleased to announce the 2023 Kim Cameron award recipients. The goal of the awards is to increase representation from young people’s who’ve demonstrated an interest in subjects consistent with best practices and identity standards that are secure, interoperable, and privacy preserving. First, many thanks to the

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FAPI 2.0 Conformance Tests and Certifications Now Available

The OpenID Foundation is pleased to announce the availability of certification tests for both FAPI 2.0 Security Profile Implementers Draft 2and the upcoming first Implementer’s Draft of FAPI 2.0 Message Signing. The FAPI Working Group has taken many of the learnings from FAPI 1.0 and also formulated an attacker model,

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Public Review Period for Proposed Second Implementer’s Draft of OpenID for Verifiable Presentations Specification

The OpenID Connect Working Group recommends approval of the following specification as an OpenID Implementer’s Draft: OpenID for Verifiable Presentations This would be the second Implementer’s Draft of this specification. An Implementer’s Draft is a stable version of a specification providing intellectual property protections to implementers of the specification. This

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OpenID Foundation Joins the OpenWallet Foundation

OpenID Foundation Workshops provide technical insight and influence on current digital identity standards while offering a collaborative platform to openly address current trends and market opportunities. This OpenID Foundation Workshop includes a number of presentations focused on 2023 Foundation key initiatives as well as updates on active working groups.

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2023 OpenID Foundation Kim Cameron Awards Now Open for Submissions

Overview The OpenID Foundation board of directors established the OpenID Foundation Kim Cameron Award Program in May 2022. Our goal is to encourage representation from young people who have an interest in subjects consistent with the OpenID Foundation Mission, in creating identity standards that are secure, interoperable, and privacy preserving.

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2023 OpenID Foundation Board of Directors Election Results

I want to personally thank all Foundation members who voted in the 2023 elections for representatives to the OpenID Foundation board of directors. Each year Corporate members of the Foundation elect a member to represent them on the board with all Corporate members in good standing eligible to nominate and

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Second Implementer’s Drafts of Two FAPI 2.0 Specifications Approved

The OpenID Foundation membership has approved the following Financial-grade API (FAPI) specifications as OpenID Implementer’s Drafts: FAPI 2.0 Security Profile FAPI 2.0 Attacker Model An Implementer’s Draft is a stable version of a specification providing intellectual property protections to implementers of the specification. These are the second FAPI 2.0 Implementer’s

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Second Implementer’s Drafts of Two FAPI 2.0 Specifications Approved

The OpenID Foundation membership has approved the following Financial-grade API (FAPI) specifications as OpenID Implementer’s Drafts: FAPI 2.0 Security Profile FAPI 2.0 Attacker Model An Implementer’s Draft is a stable version of a specification providing intellectual property protections to implementers of the specification. These are the second FAPI 2.0 Implementer’s

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Implementer’s Draft of OpenID Connect Native SSO for Mobile Apps Approved

The OpenID Foundation membership has approved the following specification as an OpenID Implementer’s Draft: OpenID Connect Native SSO for Mobile Apps 1.0 This is the first Implementer’s Draft of this specification. An Implementer’s Draft is a stable version of a specification providing intellectual property protections to implementers of the specification.

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FAPI 2.0 – Announcing New Drafts and Security Analysis

The OpenID Foundation’s FAPI working group is pleased to announce the public review period has started for new Implementer’s Drafts of the FAPI 2.0 Security Profile and the FAPI 2.0 Attacker Model. These drafts coincide with the recently completed formal security analysis of the FAPI 2.0 specifications, the result of

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Initiating User Registration via OpenID Connect is now a Final Specification

The OpenID Foundation membership has approved the following OpenID Connect specification as an OpenID Final Specification: Initiating User Registration via OpenID Connect A Final Specification provides intellectual property protections to implementers of the specification and is not subject to further revision. The Final Specification is available at: https://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-prompt-create-1_0-final.html The voting

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Unmet Authentication Requirements is now a Final Specification

The OpenID Foundation membership has approved the following OpenID Connect specification as an OpenID Final Specification: OpenID Connect Core Error Code unmet_authentication_requirements A Final Specification provides intellectual property protections to implementers of the specification and is not subject to further revision. The Final Specification is available at: https://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-unmet-authentication-requirements-1_0-final.html The voting

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Public Review Period for Two Proposed FAPI 2.0 Second Implementer’s Drafts

The OpenID Financial-grade API (FAPI) Working Group recommends approval of the following specifications as OpenID Implementer’s Drafts: FAPI 2.0 Security Profile FAPI 2.0 Attacker Model 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

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Fourth Implementer’s Draft of OpenID Connect for Identity Assurance Specification Approved

The OpenID Foundation membership has approved the following specification as an OpenID Implementer’s Draft: OpenID Connect for Identity Assurance 1.0 An Implementer’s Draft is a stable version of a specification providing intellectual property protections to implementers of the specification. This is the fourth Implementer’s Draft of this specification. This specification

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The OpenID Connect Logout specifications are now Final Specifications

The OpenID Foundation membership has approved the following OpenID Connect specifications as OpenID Final Specifications: OpenID Connect Session Management 1.0 OpenID Connect Front-Channel Logout 1.0 OpenID Connect Back-Channel Logout 1.0 OpenID Connect RP-Initiated Logout 1.0 A Final Specification provides intellectual property protections to implementers of the specification and is not

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Public Review Period for Proposed Final JWT Secured Authorization Response Mode for OAuth 2.0 (JARM) Specification

The OpenID Financial-grade API (FAPI) Working Group recommends approval of the following specification as an OpenID Final Specification: JWT Secured Authorization Response Mode for OAuth 2.0 (JARM) A Final Specification provides intellectual property protections to implementers of the specification and is not subject to further revision. This note starts the

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Second Implementer’s Draft of RISC Profile Approved

The OpenID Foundation membership has approved the following Shared Signals and Events (SSE) specification as an OpenID Implementer’s Draft: OpenID RISC Profile Specification 1.0 An Implementer’s Draft is a stable version of a specification providing intellectual property protections to implementers of the specification. The Implementer’s Draft is available at: https://openid.net/specs/openid-risc-profile-specification-1_0-ID2.html

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Public Review Period for Proposed Final OpenID Connect Logout Specifications

The OpenID OpenID Connect Working Group recommends approval of the following specifications as OpenID Final Specifications: OpenID Connect Session Management 1.0 OpenID Connect Front-Channel Logout 1.0 OpenID Connect Back-Channel Logout 1.0 OpenID Connect RP-Initiated Logout 1.0 A Final Specification provides intellectual property protections to implementers of the specification and is

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Public Review Period for Second Proposed RISC Profile Implementer’s Draft

The OpenID Shared Signals and Events (SSE) Working Group recommends approval of the following specification as an OpenID Implementer’s Draft: OpenID RISC Profile Specification 1.0 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

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2022 OpenID Foundation Kim Cameron Award Recipients Announced

The OpenID Foundation is pleased to announce the first cohort of awardees for inaugural launch of the Kim Cameron Award Program. We first must thank the many well-qualified applicants who presented compelling interest in user-centric identity.  The Foundation anticipates future opportunities for similar awards. The Foundation also thanks our partners;

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Announcing the 2022 OpenID Foundation Kim Cameron Award

Overview The OpenID Foundation Board has resolve to begin the OpenID Foundation Kim Cameron Award Program in May 2022. Increasing representation from young people’s who’ve demonstrated an interest in subjects consistent with the OpenID Foundation Mission, to lead the global community in creating identity standards that are secure, interoperable, and

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First Implementer’s Drafts of OpenID Connect SIOPV2 and OIDC4VP Specifications Approved

The OpenID Foundation membership has approved the following specifications as OpenID Implementer’s Drafts: Self-Issued OpenID Provider v2 OpenID Connect for Verifiable Presentations An Implementer’s Draft is a stable version of a specification providing intellectual property protections to implementers of the specification. These are the first Implementer’s Drafts of these specifications.

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First Implementer’s Draft of Initiating User Registration via OpenID Connect Approved

The OpenID Foundation membership has approved the following specification as an OpenID Implementer’s Draft: Initiating User Registration via OpenID Connect An Implementer’s Draft is a stable version of a specification providing intellectual property protections to implementers of the specification. This is the first Implementer’s Draft of this specification. This specification

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2022 OpenID Foundation Board Election Results

Thank you to all members who voted in the 2022 elections for representatives to the OpenID Foundation Board of Directors. As per the Foundation’s bylaws, three individual board members represent the membership and the community at large. Nat Sakimura and John Bradley both have one year remaining on their two-year

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First Public Review Period for OpenID Connect SIOPV2 and OIDC4VP Specifications Started

The OpenID Connect Working Group recommends approval of the following specifications as OpenID Implementer’s Drafts: Self-Issued OpenID Provider v2 OpenID Connect for Verifiable Presentations These would be the first Implementer’s Drafts of these specifications. An Implementer’s Draft is a stable version of a specification providing intellectual property protections to implementers

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The OpenID Foundation Welcomes Visa to the Board of Directors

The OpenID Foundation is pleased to welcome David Henstock, Head of Identity Products at Visa to the board of directors as a sustaining member. Visa joins an accomplished group of identity thought leaders including, Cisco, Google, KDDI, Microsoft, NRI Secure, Okta, Ping Identity, Verizon and Yahoo Ad Tech. The Board

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In Praise of Kim Cameron

Much is made of attributes like “opinion leader”, “domain expert”, and “mentor”. Kim Cameron was all that and much more. Our colleague Joerg Resch has eloquently memorialized Kim’s many contributions to our industry as “fundamentally influencing the way we think about and deal with privacy and digital identity”. Not only

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FDX’s Financial-Grade API Security Specification v3.4 Supports the FAPI 1.0 Advanced and CIBA Standards

The OpenID Foundation is delighted see the Financial Data Exchange’s recent announcement that  FDX’s Financial-Grade API Security Specification v3.4 (companion to FDX API v5) supports the FAPI 1.0 Advanced and CIBA standards: “Alignment with Globally Interoperable Standards – The FDX API Security Specification v3.4 now references, supports and recommends utilization of

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Third Implementer’s Draft of OpenID Connect Federation Specification Approved

The OpenID Foundation membership has approved the following specification as an OpenID Implementer’s Draft: OpenID Connect Federation 1.0 An Implementer’s Draft is a stable version of a specification providing intellectual property protections to implementers of the specification. This is the third Implementer’s Draft of this specification. This specification is a

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Third Implementer’s Draft of OpenID Connect for Identity Assurance Specification Approved

The OpenID Foundation membership has approved the following specification as an OpenID Implementer’s Draft: OpenID Connect for Identity Assurance 1.0 An Implementer’s Draft is a stable version of a specification providing intellectual property protections to implementers of the specification. This is the third Implementer’s Draft of this specification. This specification

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Opportunity to Join the OpenID Foundation Certification Team

The OpenID Foundation is pleased to announce that it is looking to add a part-time member to the successful OpenID Certification program team. The OpenID Foundation enables deployments of OpenID Connect and the Financial-grade API (FAPI) to be certified to specific conformance profiles to promote interoperability among implementations. Later in 2021, the Foundation will

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Announcing the GAIN POC Pre-launch “Listening Tour”

As a follow up to our blog announcement on September 20th heralding our plans to host the Global Assured Identity Network POC, we are delighted to kickoff our GAIN POC pre-launch “listening tour.”   The objective of these sessions is to gather input for shaping the Community Group program targeted to launch

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Implementer’s Draft of FAPI Grant Management Approved

The OpenID Foundation membership has approved the following Financial-grade API (FAPI) specification as an OpenID Implementer’s Draft: Grant Management for OAuth 2.0 An Implementer’s Draft is a stable version of a specification providing intellectual property protections to implementers of the specification. The Implementer’s Draft is available at: https://openid.net/specs/fapi-grant-management-ID1.html The voting

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Global Assured Identity Network White Paper

The Global Assured Identity Network White Paper was the centerpiece of the OpenID Foundation’s  Chairman Nat Sakimura’s keynote at the European Identity Conference just a few days ago. His presentation can be found at https://nat.sakimura.org/2021/09/14/announcing-gain/. Nat describes GAIN as an overlay network on top of the Internet with all its participants identity proofed.

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Third Public Review Period for OpenID Connect Federation Specification Started

The OpenID Connect Working Group recommends approval of the following specification as an OpenID Implementer’s Draft: OpenID Connect Federation 1.0 This would be the third Implementer’s Draft of this specification. An Implementer’s Draft is a stable version of a specification providing intellectual property protections to implementers of the specification. This

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OpenID Connect Client-Initiated Backchannel Authentication (CIBA) Core is now a Final Specification

The OpenID Foundation membership has approved the following MODRNA specification as an OpenID Final Specification: OpenID Connect Client-Initiated Backchannel Authentication Flow – Core 1.0 A Final Specification provides intellectual property protections to implementers of the specification and is not subject to further revision. The Final Specification is available at: https://openid.net/specs/openid-client-initiated-backchannel-authentication-core-1_0-final.html

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Shared Signals: An Open Standard for Webhooks

New OpenID Foundation draft enables secure and privacy protected webhooks to power an “API-First” world Author: Atul Tulshibagwale   APIs are an increasingly important aspect of software today, and “API-First” is the mantra being followed in a lot of new software development. A critical aspect of efficient APIs is their

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Implementer’s Drafts of Two SSE Specifications Approved

The OpenID Foundation membership has approved the following Shared Signals and Events (SSE) specifications as OpenID Implementer’s Drafts: OpenID Shared Signals and Events Framework Specification OpenID Continuous Access Evaluation Profile An Implementer’s Draft is a stable version of a specification providing intellectual property protections to implementers of the specification. These

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Implementer’s Drafts of Two FAPI 2.0 Specifications Approved

The OpenID Foundation membership has approved the following Financial-grade API (FAPI) specifications as OpenID Implementer’s Drafts: FAPI 2.0 Baseline Profile FAPI 2.0 Attacker Model An Implementer’s Draft is a stable version of a specification providing intellectual property protections to implementers of the specification. These are the first FAPI 2.0 Implementer’s

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Public Review Period for Proposed FAPI Grant Management Implementer’s Draft

The OpenID Financial-grade API (FAPI) Working Group recommends approval of the following specification as an OpenID Implementer’s Draft: Grant Management for OAuth 2.0 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

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Public Review Period for Proposed RISC Profile Implementer’s Draft

The OpenID Shared Signals and Events (SSE) Working Group recommends approval of the following specification as an OpenID Implementer’s Draft: OpenID RISC Profile Specification 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

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Open Banking Brazil’s Adoption of Financial-grade API (FAPI) & FAPI Certification

The OpenID Foundation is pleased to announce the availability of Financial-grade API (FAPI) OP and dynamic client registration (DCR) tests for open banking Brazil. Release notes can be found here: https://gitlab.com/openid/conformance-suite/-/tags/release-v4.1.15 Brazil recently published their open banking technology stack including the security and identity standards that the financial services sector must adopt

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Public Review Period for Proposed Final OpenID Connect Client-Initiated Backchannel Authentication (CIBA) Core Specification

The OpenID MODRNA Working Group recommends approval of the following specification as an OpenID Final Specification: OpenID Connect Client-Initiated Backchannel Authentication Flow – Core 1.0 A Final Specification provides intellectual property protections to implementers of the specification and is not subject to further revision. This note starts the 60-day public

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Public Review Period for Two Proposed SSE Implementer’s Drafts

The OpenID Shared Signals and Events (SSE) Working Group recommends approval of the following specifications as OpenID Implementer’s Drafts: OpenID Shared Signals and Events Framework Specification OpenID Continuous Access Evaluation Profile An Implementer’s Draft is a stable version of a specification providing intellectual property protections to implementers of the specification.

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Public Review Period for Proposed Final OpenID Connect Client-Initiated Backchannel Authentication (CIBA) Core Specification

The OpenID MODRNA Working Group recommends approval of the following specification as an OpenID Final Specification: OpenID Connect Client-Initiated Backchannel Authentication Flow – Core 1.0 A Final Specification provides intellectual property protections to implementers of the specification and is not subject to further revision. This note starts the 60-day public

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Public Review Period for Two Proposed FAPI 2.0 Implementer’s Drafts

The OpenID Financial-grade API (FAPI) Working Group recommends approval of the following specifications as OpenID Implementer’s Drafts: FAPI 2.0 Baseline Profile FAPI 2.0 Attacker Model 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

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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

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Guest Blog: Financial-grade API (FAPI), Explained by an Implementer – Updated

NOTE: This article was updated to align to the FAPI 1.0 Final version which was published in March, 2021. CLICK HERE TO VIEW THIS BLOG IN PORTUGUESE Introduction Financial-grade API (FAPI) is a technical specification that Financial-grade API Working Group of OpenID Foundation has developed. It uses OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect (OIDC) as its base and defines additional technical requirements

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The 7 Laws of Identity Standards

The OpenID Foundation is proud to participate in the first ever ‘Identity Management Day,’ an annual awareness event that will take place on the second Tuesday in April each year. The inaugural Identity Management Day is April 13, 2021. Founded by the Identity Defined Security Alliance (IDSA), the mission of Identity Management Day

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Guest Blog: SecureAuth’s OpenID Foundation Membership Drives Interoperability and Authentication for Customer Identity Security Across Cloud and Mobile

Today, SecureAuth is an official member of the OpenID Foundation a non-profit international standardization organization committed to enabling, promoting and protecting OpenID technologies. As a distinguished member of the Foundation, SecureAuth also now has a voice in the elections for the governing body. SecureAuth Innovation Labs is dedicated to actively

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FAPI 1.0 Part 1 and Part 2 are now Final Specifications

The OpenID Foundation membership has approved the following Financial-grade API (FAPI) specifications as OpenID Final Specifications: Financial-grade API 1.0 – Part 1: Baseline Security Profile Financial-grade API 1.0 – Part 2: Advanced Security Profile A Final Specification provides intellectual property protections to implementers of the specification and is not subject

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The Identity, Unlocked “eKYC with Mark Haine” Podcast Now Live

The OpenID Foundation is pleased to sponsor the Identity, Unlocked podcast. This week’s episode “eKYC with Mark Haine” features host Vittorio Bertocci and special guest Mark Haine. The episode focuses on the work of the OpenID Foundation’s eKYC & Identity Assurance Working Group. Mark Haine is the Director at considrd.consulting

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OpenID Foundation Announces Increases to Membership Dues in 2021

The OpenID Foundation is a non-profit international standardization organization of individuals and companies committed to enabling, promoting, and protecting OpenID technologies. Formed in June 2007, the Foundation serves as a public trust organization representing the open community of developers, vendors, and users. The Foundation assists the community by providing needed

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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

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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

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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

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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

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“Exploring Financial-grade API (FAPI) with Torsten” Podcast is Live

The OpenID Foundation is pleased to sponsor the Identity, Unlocked second season premiere podcast featuring host Vittorio Bertocci and special guest Torsten Lodderstedt, “Exploring Financial-grade API (FAPI) with Torsten”. Torsten is a long time member of and contributor to the OpenID Foundation. Torsten has contributed significantly to the FAPI security

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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

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First Implementer’s Drafts of Three FastFed Specifications Approved

The OpenID Foundation membership has approved the following Fast Federation (FastFed) specifications as OpenID Implementer’s Drafts: FastFed Core 1.0 FastFed Basic SAML Profile 1.0 FastFed Basic SCIM Profile 1.0 An Implementer’s Draft is a stable version of a specification providing intellectual property protections to implementers of the specification. These are

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Second Implementer’s Draft of OpenID Connect User Questioning API Specification Approved

The OpenID Foundation membership has approved the following specification as an OpenID Implementer’s Draft: OpenID Connect User Questioning API 1.0 An Implementer’s Draft is a stable version of a specification providing intellectual property protections to implementers of the specification. This is the second Implementer’s Draft of this specification. This specification

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