[OpenID board] March 2, 2023 Executive Committee Call Minutes

[Jordan, Marie]

March 2, 2023 Executive Committee Call Minutes

Attendees:
Nat Sakimura
Bjorn Hjelm (joined at approximately 3:30pm PT)
Nancy Cam-Winget
George Fletcher
John Bradley
Gail Hodges
Don Thibeau

Absent:
Mike Jones

Guests:
Mike Leszcz - OpenID Foundation

Chairman Nat Sakimura called meeting to order at 3:02pm PT

New News -- Gail

  *   EU Liaison initial focus OIDC4VC
     *   Constructive call - Liaison scope approved, priority is OIDC4VC, interest in other specs
     *   Task Force discussion 3/9, proposed EC workshop end March
  *   NIST 8389 New Questions "Cybersecurity Considerations for Open Banking Technology & Emerging Standards" - due 3/31
     *   NIST asked entities that commented on 8389 to answer questions
     *   Mark Haine to facilitate FAPI WG feedback
  *   NIST 800-63-4 feedback - due 3/10 to OIDF and 3/24 to NIST
     *   Mark Haine to facilitate cross-WG feedback
     *   Gail on NIST panel on identity proofing 3/9
  *   Open Banking Government Engagement
     *   Australia - Brief to ACCC on certification well received, final tweaks on security analysis contract
     *   US brief  3/7 to CFPB and Treasury 3/21 on Open Banking
     *   Canada - Positive call 2/27, whitepapers valued!, OIDF updates by 3/3; good contacts in Vancouver
     *   Saudi testing underway
     *   Brazil on track, banking and insurance
  *   Kantara PEMC guidelines about to be published  as DRAFT
  *   Comments on new news:
     *   Nat shared that there was another EU Commission meeting at DigiConnect the prior night and that Torsten Lodderstedt did a great presentation. Nat presented on age verification which is connected to the OIDC4IDA work. Nat shared that Torsten requested we send liaison request letter to the EU so that the Foundation will be a member in the stakeholder forum rather than a guess.
        *   Gail clarified that we should use the standard Foundation liaison letter to start this next step which she will take the lead on.

Update: 2023 Budget -- Mike L

  *   Mike Leszcz noted that all changes have been made to the budget as requested by the board of directors to reduce the new income to (-$803k)
  *   Mike L reviewed the updates with the EC:
     *   Removed the following line items
        *   Admin support and intern
        *   Whitepapers and whitepaper template
        *   Job postings fees
        *   Conformance tests - MODRNA and Shared Signals
     *   Reduced the following line items
        *   FAPI 2.0 Security Analysis to $100k
        *   Specifications editing to $40k
        *   Travel to $100k
     *   Added the following line items back in
        *   Joseph Heenan 2023 travel > $8k
        *   EIC room/venue rental plus other expenses > $12k
  *   Mike L noted that he will send final 2023 budget to board of directors when he distributes EC meeting minutes.

Update: 2023 Kim Cameron Award -- Mike L & Don

  *   Mike L led this update and shared the awards were announced and submissions opened on Monday, February 27, 2023 and promoted via OIDF social channels and will continue to do so until submissions close.
     *   Nat shared that he will publish a social post in Japanese.
  *   Award milestones
     *   Friday, March 17, 2023 - deadline to submit award requests for both EIC and Identiverse
     *   Friday, March 24, 2023 - award recipients announced
     *   Monday, March 27, 2023 - per diems to be processed week of March 27th so that awardees can plan travel
  *   Award partners
     *   Don has confirmed conference passes with EIC and Identiverse as well as made them aware the awards have been announced
     *   Don has followed-up with Women in Identity and IDPro to inform them the awards have been announced
  *   Mike L briefly reviewed next steps as well as made a call for volunteers to review and vote on award submissions. Mike L will follow-up on email that Don sent to the board of directors to confirm the directors that are interested in participating in the evaluation and selection process.
  *   Comments on this topic:
     *   George Fletcher asked how many submission we received last year and Mike L responded that approximately 6 for one conference and about 8 for the other. He noted that the Foundation is intentionally simple by asking requester to submit a 300 word essay of why they qualify rather than requesting CVs to level the playing field.
     *   There was a discussion about other conferences may be interested in participating in the award program. Don noted that we need to be mindful of budget but has some ideas/opportunities that may come to fruition later in the year. Nat suggested the OIDF-J may be an opportunity as well once that date/details are more clear.

Decision: GAIN POC Extension -- Mike L


  *   Mike Leszcz led the review of this topic and provided the following overview of the situation:
     *   The current GAIN POC Participation Agreement expired on January 31, 2023
     *   Section 8.1 Term and Termination (starting on page 8) states, "In this context, the term of the GAIN POC as an OIDF community 8FINAL 2/9/2022 group shall automatically expire and be terminated on January 31, 2023, unless extended in writing in the sole discretion of OIDF."
     *   Per the resolution the board approved at the annual 2022 meeting on February 9, 2023, "Authorizes the EC to approve the operating rules, and any changes thereto, that will govern the operation of the GAIN Proof of Concept Community Group, in accordance with the terms of the Participation Agreement."
     *   Mike L has reviewed the situation and recommended course forward with Tom Smedinghoff as well as the GAIN POC co-chairs
  *   Mike L then reviewed the recommendations to the EC:
     *   Approve the indefinite extension of the term of the GAIN POC, effective as of January 31st 2023, and authorize notice of same to all current GAIN POC members
        *   Eliminates having to go through this process again as the Foundation has sole discretion to end POC at any time
     *   Approve the revised form of the GAIN POC Participation Agreement (i.e., the change to Section 8.1 regarding termination of the GAIN POC)
        *   "GAIN POC.  The GAIN POC shall continue as an OIDF community group until terminated by OIDF, in its sole discretion, on such date as it specifies in a written notice to then-current GAIN POC Members.  This Agreement with Participant shall automatically terminate upon termination or expiration of the GAIN POC."
  *   Mike L then reviewed next steps if approved:
     *   Mike L to publish revised Participation Agreement and DocuSign link
     *   Mike L to send notice to all signatories of current GAIN POC Participation Agreements and copy Tom Smedinghoff and GAIN POC co-chairs
  *   There was a brief discussion on this topic before moving to the resolution:
     *   George Fletcher asked if there is any value in having an annual checkpoint at the end of the year to evaluate if the GAIN POC is providing the value that we expect. A more structured approach as the EC considers eliminates the term associated with the GAIN POC. Nancy Cam-Winget noted the same question.
     *   Gail shared that there are monthly updates at the G6 meetings as well as at conferences/industry events but noted that nothing directly comes back to the board/EC.
     *   Nat pointed out the unlike WGs, the Community Group is board business as it is governed as a committee. Nat suggested that is a good idea to have a periodic reporting from the GAIN POC co-chairs. Then there was discussion on the frequency of the updates and it was concluded twice a year is sufficient. Mike L took the action item to inform the GAIN POC co-chairs of this requirement at the annual board meeting in February and then at the summer board meeting in May/June. Additionally, Mike L will confirm the presenter for this update at the May 31, 2023 board meeting during Identiverse.
  *   At the request of Chairman Nat Sakimura, Mike L presented the "Resolution to Extend GAIN POC and Update GAIN POC Participation Agreement":
WHEREAS, the OIDF Executive Committee (EC) has the authorization to approve the GAIN POC operating rules, and any changes thereto, that will govern the operation of the GAIN Proof of Concept Community Group, and

WHEREAS the EC has reviewed the GAIN POC Participation Agreement and confirms that it expired on January 31, 2023, and desires continuing the GAIN POC as good progress has been made but there is still work to be completed, and

WHEREAS the EC has reviewed extending the GAIN POC indefinitely noting that OIDF has sole discretion in terminating the GAIN POC at any time, and

WHEREAS the EC has reviewed the proposed changes to the GAIN POC Participation Agreement section 8.1 to support the extension of the GAIN POC indefinitely,

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the EC approves extending the GAIN POC indefinitely and approves the proposed updates to the GAIN POC Participation Agreement to reflect the extension of the GAIN POC indefinitely.


  *   Nancy Cam-Winget moved the motion with George Fletcher seconding the motion. Chairman Sakimura then asked if there was any discussion on the topic which there was none. Chairman Sakimura then asked if there was anyone dissenting which no one did so Chairman Sakimura noted for the record that the motion passed unanimously.


Review: CFPB Briefing -- Gail

  *   Gail shared that she has a briefing scheduled with the Consumer Finance Protection Board (CFPB) on the matter of open banking and open data next week in Washington, DC. This is the result of some outreach to the right people that are conducting the rule, making for open banking and open data in the market. An opportunity to talk to them directly and make sure they know who we are.
  *   Gail then walked the EC through the slides that she is going to use for the CFPB briefing to solicit comments on overall tone and approach.
  *   Comments on the briefing slides:
     *   Nat shared that he thinks it at the right level and a good start. Nat has additional comments that he'll share with Gail offline.

Review: Treasury Briefing on Digital Identity - Gail

  *   Gail shared that she was introduced to Anne Wallwork at Treasury who Don knows.
  *   Anne is quite interested in both the work of the OIDF  in the sphere of digital identity as well as the work on verifiable credentials. Anne has more of a threats and security hat on at Treasury. Anne is one of the catalysts looking at digital identity more widely as a potential tool to improve the national security posture and the threats of cybercrime, particularly in the financial services sector, but also more broadly

when it, as it relates to blockchain and crypto, and all sorts of other attack factors that are exploding at the moment.

  *   Anne has requested the background, and what OIDF is doing in this in this space generally, as to brief her peers within Treasury as well as other regulators in this domain that are interested in digital identity. Anne also wants to learn about what California is specifically doing so this meeting will include a CA mDL briefing for the first 30 minutes and then the OIDF briefing for the final 30 minutes.
  *   Gail then walked the EC through the slides that she is going to use for the Treasury briefing. There was feedback from EC members on the slides that Gail will incorporate prior to the Treasury briefing.

Meeting adjourned at 4:18pm PT




Thank you,
Marie Jordan
Secretary, OIDF

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