Post-Quantum OpenID Connect
By Phil Schmieder (University of Wuppertal), Ethan Heilman (Cloudflare) with thanks to the following editors, reviewers, and contributors: Ralph Bragg, Serj Hallam, Gail Hodges, Frederik Krogsdal Jacobsen, Michael Jones, Nat Sakimura, Bas Westerbaan. As the internet migrates to post-quantum cryptography, we wanted to look at some potential issues OpenID Connect deployments may face when migrating to post-quantum […]
Call for Participation: Demonstrate MCP-based AI agent security with open identity standards
Prove that MCP clients, gateways, and servers from different vendors can secure AI agents together — within and across enterprises. The OpenID Foundation’s Artificial Intelligence Identity Management Community Group (AIIM CG) is running an interoperability event to show that Model Context Protocol (MCP) flows can be secured with open identity standards. Taking place at the […]
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 […]
CrowdStrike joins the OIDF as a Sustaining Corporate Member
The OpenID Foundation is pleased to welcome CrowdStrike as a new Sustaining Corporate Member. CrowdStrike is a global cybersecurity leader whose CrowdStrike Falcon® platform delivers real-time threat detection, endpoint protection, and high-fidelity security intelligence across modern enterprise environments. CrowdStrike brings with it significant expertise in real-time threat detection and security threat intelligence. As identity has […]
Calling all members – register for the GDC Conference now
The OpenID Foundation is pleased to announce that it is a co-organizer of the Global Digital Collaboration (GDC) Conference, taking place this September 1-3 in Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland. The GDC is not a typical industry conference. It has been brought together by a coalition of standards development organizations, intergovernmental bodies, open-source foundations, and NGOs with […]
OIDF sets the stage for independent oversight of conformance testing
Kantara Initiative to collaborate on role of Authorized Auditor The OpenID Foundation is pleased to announce that the Kantara Initiative – a global community focused on improving the trustworthy use of identity and personal data – has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to become an Authorized Auditor under the Foundation’s independent conformance testing program. This […]
Leading organisations join OIDF independent conformance test program
In December 2025, the OpenID Foundation announced the forthcoming launch of self-certification for OpenID for Verifiable Credentials. Since then, the OpenID Foundation has been working to confirm the organisations who will help shape the next phase – a globally recognised independent conformance test program. Today, we are pleased to introduce the organisations that will play a key […]
Why digital estates need standards, and why we need them now
The OpenID Foundation calls for coordinated standards as digital estates create growing challenges for families, platforms, and legal systems. What happens to your Gmail account when you die? Your cryptocurrency? Your family photos in the cloud? If you don’t have a clear answer, you’re not alone. Despite our increasingly digital lives, there are no consistent […]
OpenID Foundation launches EUDIW resource hub
The OpenID Foundation has launched a dedicated resource hub to support organisations implementing the European Digital Identity Wallet (EUDIW), providing centralised access to specifications, testing tools, and implementation guidance. The new resource hub consolidates essential materials for implementers working with the three core specifications selected for the EIDAS 2.0 Architecture Reference Framework: the OpenID for […]
EUDIW Community Members Page
OpenID Foundation Resource Hub for European Digital Identity Wallet Implementers Latest update: December 10, 2025 We are delighted to offer EUDIW a centralised resource hub on the specifications, open source tests, conformance tools and other materials to help deploy and maintain your implementations. OIDF Specs selected for the EIDAS […]