In a world where digital transactions and online services touch almost every facet of daily life, having a secure, privacy-preserving identity you can carry anywhere is no longer a luxury. It’s a necessity. 

On Monday, May 5th, 2025 (4:30-6:00pm CET / 10:30am-12:00pm ET / 7:30-9:00am PT), the OpenID Foundation is bringing together governments, standards bodies, technology vendors, end-user organizations and technical experts who are committed to building scalable and interoperable protocols that are robust, secure, and reliable, for a demonstration that proves this vision is ready for prime time.

Why this matters

As more organizations prepare to issue and verify digital credentials at scale, the single biggest barrier to seamless user experiences is interoperability - getting disparate systems to ‘speak the same language.’ Our upcoming showcase unites three cutting-edge specifications - the OpenID Verifiable Presentation (OID4VP), the High Assurance Interoperability Protocol (HAIP) and the Digital Credentials API (DC API). They will run end-to-end across multiple wallets and verifier platforms. This isn’t a slide deck. It’s a real-world demonstration of cross-platform credential exchange, privacy-first architecture, and enterprise-grade security.

Gail Hodges, Executive Director of the OpenID Foundation, said: “The tools at the heart of this interoperability demonstration are built with security and privacy in mind, protecting users’ personal information while simplifying the process of proving identity online, cross platforms and cross device. Beyond the technical safeguards, these advances stand to benefit millions, if not billions, of people as more and more jurisdictions and institutions issue credentials and they become widely accepted”.

Joseph Heenan, Co-Chair of the Digital Credentials Protocols Working Group, said “Our demonstration not only proves the interoperability of our evolving standards, but also reinforces our commitment to empowering billions worldwide with secure, seamless, and privacy-preserving digital identity solutions. With these standards moving swiftly toward finalization and implementation readiness, we call on all stakeholders to join us on this journey toward a secure, interoperable, and user-centric digital future.”

What you’ll see

• Interoperability demonstrations of OpenID for Verifiable Presentations and the W3C Digital Credentials API working seamlessly across multiple wallets and verifier platforms using several DCQL queries.
• Two initial credential types, both ISO mDocs and Selective Disclosure JWTs (SD-JWTs).
• High Assurance Interoperability Profile, which delivers interoperability and security by default.
• Insights on how implementers can adopt these standards today, such building against the freely available open source test suite available from the OpenID foundation.

Who should attend

This event is designed for anyone working at the intersection of identity, security, and user experience:

• Implementers of digital identity services such as digital identity credential issuers, digital wallet providers, or relying party verifiers in all sectors (financial services, retail, healthcare, and others).
• European Digital Identity Wallet Community Stakeholders seeking proven digital identity solutions that align to the Architecture Reference Framework.
• Government officials involved in the issuance, acceptance, or regulation of digital identity credentials.
• Standards experts from OIDF, W3C, ISO/IEC, FIDO, IETF, and beyond.

How to participate

Attendance is free, but registration is required. You can join the demonstration virtually from anywhere. Don’t miss this opportunity to see first hand how open, global collaboration is setting a new benchmark for digital identity infrastructure.

About the OpenID Foundation

The OpenID Foundation (OIDF) is a global open standards body committed to helping people assert their identity wherever they choose. Founded in 2007, we are a community of technical experts leading the creation of open identity standards that are secure, interoperable, and privacy preserving. The Foundation’s OpenID Connect standard is now used by billions of people across millions of applications. In the last five years, the Financial Grade API has become the standard of choice for Open Banking and Open Data implementations, allowing people to access and share data across entities. Today, the OpenID Foundation’s standards are the connective tissue to enable people to assert their identity and access their data at scale, the scale of the internet, enabling “networks of networks” to interoperate globally. Individuals, companies, governments and non-profits are encouraged to join or participate. Find out more at openid.net.