The OpenID Foundation on Thursday began a 60-day public review of OpenID Federation 1.0, a long-anticipated standard aimed at simplifying and securing large-scale identity federation across organizations and trust frameworks. If approved, the specification would become a Final Specification under OpenID’s policies, meaning its technical content is locked and implementers gain formal intellectual-property protections.
The review window runs from Dec. 4, 2025 through Feb. 2, 2026. A vote announcement is scheduled for Jan. 20, 2026, followed by a 14-day member voting period from Feb. 3 to Feb. 17.
OpenID Federation 1.0 is designed to enable consistent, interoperable trust relationships between identity providers and relying parties—an increasingly important requirement as enterprises, governments and cloud platforms scale identity across distributed environments.
In a notice posted Thursday, the OpenID Connect Working Group said it “recommends approval” of the draft as a Final Specification and encouraged members to participate in the vote. The group also urged implementers and stakeholders to submit feedback during the review phase. Comments require signing the foundation’s contribution agreement, joining the AB/Connect working group, and using the working group’s public mailing list.
OpenID Board Secretary, Marie Jordan, issued the announcement and encouraged non-members to join the foundation if they want a voice in the approval process.
The OpenID Foundation, founded in 2007, is the standards body behind OpenID Connect, used by billions of users across millions of applications. The organization’s frameworks underpin major identity ecosystems, including financial-grade APIs widely adopted in global Open Banking programs.
