Closing the assurance gap
NIST SP 1800-42A, the OpenID identity proofing extension, and the FinCEN FAQs By Juliana Cafik, Identity Standards & Solutions Architect and independent expert contributing to the OpenID Foundation’s eKYC & IDA Working Group. On the heels of the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence Phase 1 results, NIST has published draft SP 1800-42A, a practice guide […]
OpenID Foundation names Biometric Update as media partner
The OpenID Foundation is pleased to announce Biometric Update as the official media partner for the forthcoming OpenID Well-Known Conference. Taking place in London on February 2-4, 2027, this is the OpenID Foundation’s first global conference. Its goal is to help digital identity and credential ecosystems move from implementation to widespread adoption. The conference will […]
OIDF responds to EMVCo Agentic Payments framework draft
The OpenID Foundation has submitted comments to EMVCo on the EMV® Agentic Payments – Framework for Specifications v1.0 DRAFT. As AI agents increasingly act on behalf of consumers, every payment raises an identity question: who is the agent, and what has the consumer authorized it to do? The line between payments and identity is beginning […]
Sponsor the conference where ecosystems learn to scale
Sponsorship is now open for the inaugural OpenID Well-Known Conference. Taking place February 2-4, 2027, at the historic London landmark, County Hall, sponsors will reach a focused audience of decision makers, ecosystem leaders, and technologists from established and emerging ecosystems worldwide. These are the people making architecture and procurement decisions that will shape identity infrastructure […]
Call for proposals: sharing lessons on adoption and scale
Moving from implementation to widespread adoption and scale is a significant challenge faced by digital identity and credential ecosystems around the world. They need to build trust and serve issuers, relying parties, and credential holders. They must also enable interoperability across sectors and borders. Having seen this challenge firsthand, the OpenID Foundation is often called […]
Registration Open for OpenID Foundation Hybrid Workshop on Mon 2nd Nov 2026
Attend the OIDF Workshop prior to IIW Fall 2026 on 2nd Nov 2026 The OpenID Foundation will be holding a hybrid workshop on Mon 2nd Nov 2026, just ahead of the Fall 2026 Internet Identity Workshop (IIW). This hybrid event is kindly being hosted at CrowdStrike’s facilities in Sunnyvale, California, USA for the in-person event […]
Australian Age Assurance Experience
A long journey starts with a single step (often in the dark!) By Thomas Ludot (and co), Senior Consultant at ID Partners A long journey starts with a single step — Lao Tzu, The Tao Te Ching We know. It is obvious. We often know we have to go, but we wait until we have […]
Verifying Guardianship Online
An OpenID Research Paper The OpenID Foundation is publishing a series of papers to contribute to the global conversation about child safety online. This first paper is a piece of research, conducted by Dr. Rachel O’Connell and Aebha Curtis, and commissioned by the OpenID Foundation Board. It explores the experiences of guardians – in particular […]
OpenID Foundation seeks Technical Director
The OpenID Foundation is hiring a Technical Director to join its leadership team, reporting to Executive Director Gail Hodges. The role leads the OpenID Foundation’s relationships with priority partners and ecosystems, represents the Foundation at industry and government events, and provides strategic leadership for the Conformance Program. Full-time is preferred, with a 20 […]
OIDF’s key recommendations to Australia’s Digital ID Act review
The OpenID Foundation’s Australian Digital Trust Community Group (ADT CG) has submitted formal recommendations to Australia’s statutory review of the Digital ID Act 2024. The submission outlines how Australia’s digital trust infrastructure can be designed so that it emphasises interoperability, ecosystem wide participation, and practical adoption at scale. The ADT CG’s feedback centres on three […]