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 […]
Registration Open for OpenID Foundation Hybrid Workshop on Mon 27th April 2026
The OpenID Foundation will be holding a hybrid workshop on Mon 27th April 2026, just ahead of the Spring 2026 Internet Identity Workshop (IIW). This hybrid event will take place both in person at Cisco’s office in San Jose, California, USA and online making it accessible to participants worldwide. Event Details: 📅 Date: Monday, 27th […]
Authorization API 1.0 Final Specification Approved
The OpenID Foundation membership has approved the following as an OpenID Final Specification: Authorization API 1.0: https://openid.net/specs/authorization-api-1_0.html A Final Specification provides intellectual property protections to implementers of the specification and is not subject to further revision. This Final Specification is the product of the OpenID AuthZEN Working Group. The voting results were: Approve […]
AuthZEN shows enterprise readiness at Gartner IAM Summit
After two years of development, the AuthZEN Working Group reached a significant milestone at this month’s Gartner Identity & Access Management Summit in Grapevine, Texas, with enterprise practitioners signalling clear readiness for implementation. The main AuthZEN session drew nearly 100 attendees whose questions revealed an important shift in market maturity. Rather than asking whether standards […]
Notice of Vote to Approve Proposed Authorization API 1.0 Final Specification
The two-week voting period will be between Tuesday, December 23, 2025, and Tuesday, January 6, 2026, once the 60 day review of the specification has been completed. The AuthZEN working group page: https://openid.net/wg/authzen/. If you’re not already a member, or if your membership has expired, please consider joining to participate in the approval vote. Information on joining the […]
See AuthZEN in action at Gartner IAM 2025
Is your organization experiencing authorization challenges, such as lack of visibility and authorization gaps? You are invited to attend the AuthZen specification in action at an interop event hosted by the OpenID Foundation’s AuthZEN Working Group at the Gartner Identity & Access Management (IAM) Summit 2025 in Grapevine, Texas. These interop sessions will take place […]
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 […]
Public Review Period for Proposed Authorization API 1.0 Final Specification
The OpenID AuthZEN Working Group recommends the following OpenID Final Specification: Authorization API 1.0: https://openid.net/specs/authorization-api-1_0-05.html 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 review period for the specification draft in accordance with the OpenID Foundation IPR policies and procedures. Unless […]
How AuthZEN, and Shared Signals & CAEP complement each other
Most cyber attacks leverage identities. These standards are our best defense against such attacks. Co-authored by Atul Tulshibagwale, CTO of SGNL, Co-chair of Shared Signals Working Group, and Corporate Board Member of OpenID Foundation, and Omri Gazitt, co-founder & CEO of Aserto and co-chair of AuthZEN Working Group. These days, most cyber attacks compromise employee […]
AuthZEN community to host interoperability session at the Gartner IAM Summit
AuthZEN Co-chairs David Brossard and Omri Gazitt presenting at Gartner IAM in Dallas, December 2024 As part of its return to the Gartner Identity and Access Management (IAM) Summit in London, March 24th-25th 2025, the OpenID Foundation is excited to share that it will also be hosting its latest interoperability session for the OpenID […]