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 […]
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 […]
OIDF responds to NIST on AI agent security
The OpenID Foundation has submitted its response to a US government call for input on how to secure AI agent systems. In March 2026, the Threat Modeling Subgroup of the OpenID Foundation’s AI Identity Management (AIIM) Community Group, filed a response to NIST’s Request for Information on securing AI agent systems (NIST-2025-0035). The RFI asked industry, […]
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 […]
OIDF Announces New Investment to Expand Conformance Services
The OpenID Foundation Board has approved the development of a new service to enable stronger partnership with “managing entities” and “accredited laboratories” that wish to deploy the OpenID Foundation tests and best practices within a wider ecosystem conformance service. This additional service is scheduled for launch in Q2 2026, and will operate alongside the existing […]
UN’s DPI Day: Elizabeth Garber on standards as safeguards
The OpenID Foundation’s Strategy and Marketing Director, Elizabeth Garber, attended DPI (Digital Public Infrastructure) Day as a member of the 2025 DPI Safeguards Working Group, which operates within the United Nations Development Programme and the Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies. Her extensive background with multi-stakeholder communities like SIDI Hub, which advances safe, interoperable identity […]