AuthZEN at Identiverse 2026: authorization in the agent era
By Alex Olivier Authorization, and specifically authorization for AI agents, emerged as the defining challenge of the year. That shift was visible at Identiverse 2026. One marker of how far the work has come is that the AuthZEN sessions ran as a full masterclass and a main-program talk rather than the side birds-of-a-feather slots such […]
OpenID AuthZEN wins EIC 2026 Outstanding Project Recognition
The OpenID Foundation congratulates the OpenID AuthZEN Working Group on winning the Outstanding Project Recognition award at the recent European Identity and Cloud Conference (EIC) 2026 in Berlin. The award was presented by KuppingerCole, one of the most respected analyst and research firms in the identity and access management space, who commented that AuthZEN that […]
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 […]
Bloomberg joins the OpenID Foundation as newest member and commits directed funding for AuthZEN
The OpenID Foundation is pleased to welcome Bloomberg as its newest member. Bloomberg, a global leader in business and financial information, brings a wealth of expertise and a strong commitment to advancing open identity standards that will benefit the entire community. A perfect alignment of mission and values Bloomberg has built its reputation by delivering […]
New whitepaper tackles AI agent identity challenges
The OpenID Foundation has today released a critical new whitepaper addressing one of the most pressing challenges facing organizations deploying AI agents – how to securely authenticate and authorize these autonomous systems while maintaining proper governance and accountability. Identity Management for Agentic AI: The new frontier of authorization, authentication, and security for an AI agent […]
Public Review Period for Proposed AuthZEN Authorization API 1.0 Implementer’s Draft
This blog was updated Thursday, October 24, 2024 to update the vote announcement and voting period milestones The OpenID AuthZEN Working Group recommends approval of the Authorization API 1.0 specification as an OpenID Implementer’s Draft: Authorization API 1.0 Implementer’s Draft Other formats: XML, MD An Implementer’s Draft is a stable version of a specification providing intellectual property protections […]