Implementer’s Guide: FAPI 2.0 Final vs. Implementer’s Draft 2.0
Author: Dima Postnikov, Vice-Chair of OpenID Foundation and FAPI WG Member Contributors: Gail Hodges, Nat Sakimura, Ralph Bragg, Filip Skokan, Joseph Heenan. This article is also accessible on Medium. Introduction In a significant milestone for the global Open Banking and Open Data community, on February 22nd, the OpenID Foundation published and approved the new and […]
Standardized, Fine-Grained Authorization Using OAuth 2 Grant Management and Rich Authorization Requests
Since 2018, the OpenID Foundation’s FAPI Working Group and the global community have been developing standards to support Open Banking and Open Data. In “Standardized and Fine-Grained Authorization with OAuth 2 Grant Management and Rich Authorization Requests,” Dima Postnikov (OIDF Vice Chairman) and Gail Hodges (OIDF Executive Director) lay out how implementations around the world […]
OIDF Re-Elected to OpenWallet Foundation’s Board
The OpenID Foundation is delighted to announce its re-election to the OpenWallet Foundation’s (OWF) Board of Directors as an Observer. This position allows the OpenID Foundation to continue representing the OWF’s associate sponsors, which include a diverse array of non-profit, academic, and government entities. For the year ahead, the OpenID Foundation is especially focused on […]
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 […]
An Outreach Workshop for Open Banking Chile
Mike Leszcz, OpenID Foundation Operations Director This was a hybrid event with some CMF and ecosystem members participating in person in Santiago. OIDF was very fortunate to have founding member and long-time board member, John Bradley with Yubico, representing OIDF in person. The goal of the workshop was to introduce OIDF and OpenID specifications with […]
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, […]
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 […]
Relying Party OpenID Certification Entering Production Phase
The OpenID Certification program for OpenID Connect Relying Parties has reached a level of maturity that the time has come to end the pilot phase, in which we were “testing the tests”. After August 8th, 2017, the Relying Party Certification program will join the OpenID Provider Certification program in production status. Thanks to those who […]