Connecting Standards: RESO and OpenID Connect

Don Thibeau, The OpenID Foundation, with Jeremy Crawford, CEO, Real Estate Standards Organization   One of the sure signs of increasing momentum is when other standards organizations adopt yours. And it’s particularly noteworthy when that adoption not only builds on OpenID Connect, but adds OpenID Connect conformance compliance as part […]


OpenID Implementer’s Drafts of Four MODRNA Specifications Approved

The OpenID Foundation membership has approved these specifications as OpenID Implementer’s Drafts. An Implementer’s Draft is a stable version of a specification providing intellectual property protections to implementers of the specification. OpenID Connect MODRNA Authentication Profile 1.0 OpenID Connect Account Porting OpenID Connect User Questioning API 1.0 OpenID Connect MODRNA […]


Examples added to OpenID Connect Token Bound Authentication spec

OpenID Connect Token Bound Authentication 1.0 draft 01 adds examples showing the flows in action. Thanks to Brian Campbell for adding them! This draft also adds a Security Considerations paragraph describing that additional security tokens can also be token bound, including cookies, access tokens, refresh tokens, and authorization codes. This […]


Guest Blog: Reaching the Age of Consent

In the past year, consent for the release of attributes, and more generally for personal information items, has become a highly active area of Internet identity. Drivers are numerous, including GDPR, the new draft of NIST 800-63-3, and the challenges R&E federations are facing in attribute release. While policy regulations […]


Notice of Vote for Implementer’s Drafts of Four MODRNA Specifications

The official voting period will be between Friday, April 21 and Friday, April 28, 2017, following the 45 day review of the specifications. For the convenience of members, voting will actually open a week before this on Friday, April 14 for members who have completed their reviews by then, with […]


OpenID Connect Logout Implementer’s Drafts Approved

The OpenID Foundation membership has approved these specifications as OpenID Implementer’s Drafts. An Implementer’s Draft is a stable version of a specification providing intellectual property protections to implementers of the specification. Session Management – Defines how to manage OpenID Connect sessions, including postMessage-based logout functionality Front-Channel Logout – Defines a […]


Public Review Period for Four MODRNA Specifications Started

The OpenID Foundation MODRNA Working Group recommends approval of the following specifications as OpenID Implementer’s Drafts: OpenID Connect MODRNA Authentication Profile 1.0, draft 06 OpenID Connect Account Porting, draft 07 OpenID Connect User Questioning API 1.0, draft 10 OpenID Connect MODRNA Client initiated Backchannel Authentication Flow 1.0, draft 03 An […]