Block to pitch W3C open standards in NIST digital ID consortium
Block has joined the consortium of players in the in the mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) to help encourage faster development…
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W3C issues new technical draft for verifiable credentials standards
The World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Verifiable Credentials Working Group this week issued its Candidate Recommendation Draft of specifications for the…
Primer on digital identity wallets from DHS breaks down W3C standards
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is forging ahead with its plan for digital credentials, this week publishing a feature…
Decentralized identity takes center stage at EIC
Significant time at EIC 2024 has been devoted to cracking open the language of digital identity, and decentralized identity (DID)…
W3C calls for Federated Identity Working Group participants
Representatives of the W3C Advisory Committee are looking for participants in a Federated Identity Working Group after a draft charter…
DHS S&T earmarks $1.7M to build W3C standards into digital wallets
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is making $1.7 million available for participants in contracts to develop and adapt digital…
W3C announces standardization measure for the Secure Payment Confirmation
The World Wide Web Consortium has announced a new standardization measure for the Secure Payment Confirmation, which it says will…
Web payment security group agrees to 2 more years
An industry agreement first signed in 2019 to encourage collaboration on developing better e-commerce check-outs has been renewed. The signers…
The future of digital credentials: what do we want, how do we want it?
An open letter is seeking help from the community and market to find ways to ensure compatibility between two emerging…
Avast joins FIDO Alliance, groups for decentralized and trusted digital ID
Avast’s plans for participation in the digital identity ecosystem are gradually becoming clearer, with the consumer cybersecurity provider announcing it…
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