OpenID foundation urges private and public sector organisations to collaborate and drive adoption of privacy-preserving identity solutions
OpenID Foundation applauds the California DMV for its community-based approach to expanding acceptance and use of mobile Driver’s Licenses (mDLs) in California, saying it is a positive model. The two successful community hackathons, co-hosted with the OpenID Foundation, not only empowered government and private sector entities to build, test, and demonstrate impactful digital identity use […]
Driving Innovation and Adoption: Reflections on the California mDL Hackathons
The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), in partnership with the OpenID Foundation, recently hosted two groundbreaking hackathons aimed at advancing digital identity through California’s mobile Driver’s License (mDL). With over 100 attendees at both events, they were more than simply technical exercises; they were pivotal moments in the evolution of digital identity, bringing together […]
An Outreach Workshop for Open Banking Chile
Mike Leszcz, OpenID Foundation Operations Director This was a hybrid event with some CMF and ecosystem members participating in person in Santiago. OIDF was very fortunate to have founding member and long-time board member, John Bradley with Yubico, representing OIDF in person. The goal of the workshop was to introduce OIDF and OpenID specifications with […]
Accelerating mDL Adoption in the United States
The OpenID Foundation is delighted to announce that it is one of 15 parties to a Collaborative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the National Cybersecurity Council Center of Excellence. This project will accelerate digital identity adoption in the United States. Its first use case supports financial institutions to meet their Know-Your-Customer requirements using Mobile […]
NIST 800-63 Feedback Sessions
Mark your calendars for the OpenID Foundation’s NIST SP 800-63-4 (2nd Public Draft) feedback sessions. In these workshops, we will discuss the draft, gather community inputs, and form the OIDF’s formal response. In support of that effort there are two Zoom Workshops planned on the 19th and 20th September and a Google sheet for feedback […]
OIDF to Co-Host Mobile Drivers License Hackathons
Image sourced from Chat GPT The OpenID Foundation is proud to co-host two Hackathons with the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in support of their Mobile Drivers License (mDL) pilot. What is the Project? In 2021, the California legislature authorized the DMV to start an mDL pilot, and since the launch in August 2023, […]
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 […]
AuthZEN Work Group Announces Authorization Interop Results
Conformance with the AuthZEN request/response protocol marks a significant milestone in simplifying and standardizing authorization approaches The OpenID Foundation led the standardization of authentication protocols with OpenID Connect and now we are proud to host the AuthZEN Working Group as they seek to do the same for authorization.” — Gail Hodges, Executive Director for […]
SIDI Hub Announces Roadmap to Drive Cross-Border Interoperability for Digital Identity
The OpenID Foundation is proud to be a founding member of the Sustainable and Interoperable Digital Identity (SIDI) Hub. Interoperability is crucial for a fair and inclusive digital society. By coordinating the digital identity activities already underway, and defining a governance structure for digital identity credentials, the SIDI Hub is helping accelerate the path to […]