Proposed Revisions to OpenID Process Document and IPR Policy
Dear OpenID Foundation Members, A subgroup of OpenID Foundation board members and key staff have been working to update the “OpenID Process” document based on issues raised by some board members to ensure the document aligns with how the Foundation currently works. This update addresses those original issues and also identified a significant number of […]
Guidance to the CFPB regarding US Open Banking
Authors: Gail Hodges, Joseph Heenan, Dima Postnikov, Mark Haine, Mike Leszcz, Elizabeth Garber Following our May 16 open letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the OpenID Foundation has been engaged in discussions about their rule-making on Personal Financial Data Rights. This post summarizes our guidance to the CFPB. Why are we engaged? The OpenID […]
OpenID for Verifiable Credentials Wins EIC Award!
The OpenID Foundation is proud to announce that, for the work building the “OpenID for Verifiable Credentials” family of specifications, members of the Digital Credentials Protocol (DCP) Work Group won the “Future Technologies and Standards” award at the European Identity and Cloud Conference. For the last several years, this group has been working tirelessly to […]
Digital Identity at the G20
On June 18, 2024 the OpenID Foundation’s Executive Director, Gail Hodges, spoke about Digital Identity at the G20 during the Digital Government and Inclusion Workshop. The following are her prepared remarks. Bom dia and hello. I’d first like to applaud the Brazilian Government for your impressive work on Digital Identity here, in Brazil, and […]
AI for Identity Standards
The OpenID Foundation recently convened a panel on Artificial Intelligence and Identity Standards. The panelists included: Nancy Cam-Winget, Cisco Kaelig Deloumeau-Prigent, Netlify Mike Kiser, SailPoint Geraint Rogers, Daon Gail Hodges, OpenID Foundation (moderator) This summary draws out general themes and comments are not attributed to individuals or their organizations. Technology is Never Neutral “Technology is […]
Letter to the CFPB on US Open Banking
The Honorable Rohit ChopraDirectorConsumer Financial Protection Bureau 1700 G St NWWashington, DC 20552 rohit.chopra@cfpb.gov May 16, 2024 Director Chopra, The OpenID Foundation is a non-profit organization whose mission is to lead the global community in creating open standards that are secure, interoperable and privacy-preserving. As part of that mission, we have worked closely with many ecosystems […]
2023 OpenID Foundation Kim Cameron Awards Now Open for Submissions
Overview The OpenID Foundation board of directors established the OpenID Foundation Kim Cameron Award Program in May 2022. Our goal is to encourage representation from young people who have an interest in subjects consistent with the OpenID Foundation Mission, in creating identity standards that are secure, interoperable, and privacy preserving. The OpenID Foundation Kim Cameron […]
2022 OpenID Foundation Kim Cameron Award Recipients Announced
The OpenID Foundation is pleased to announce the first cohort of awardees for inaugural launch of the Kim Cameron Award Program. We first must thank the many well-qualified applicants who presented compelling interest in user-centric identity. The Foundation anticipates future opportunities for similar awards. The Foundation also thanks our partners; the organizers of the European Identity […]
Announcing the 2022 OpenID Foundation Kim Cameron Award
Overview The OpenID Foundation Board has resolve to begin the OpenID Foundation Kim Cameron Award Program in May 2022. Increasing representation from young people’s who’ve demonstrated an interest in subjects consistent with the OpenID Foundation Mission, to lead the global community in creating identity standards that are secure, interoperable, and privacy preserving. The OpenID Foundation […]
Introducing the Global Assured Identity Network (GAIN) Proof of Concept Community Group
The OpenID Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of the Global Assured Identity Network (GAIN) Proof of Concept Community Group, which aims to test the technical hypotheses underlying the “GAIN Digital Trust” white paper. Back in September 2021, more than 150 co-authors called for the creation of a globally interoperable network for high-trust identity […]