<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div><div class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(90, 90, 90);" class="">This is an update regarding one of the first meetings of the new OpenID Foundation iGov Working group. The working group will meet immediately following the<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class=""> ‘Advanced Identity Workshop: Applying Measurement Science in the Identity Ecosystem’ on January 12-13, 2016, from 4-5 pm at the NIST campus in Gaithersburg, Maryland. </span><a href="http://www.nist.gov/itl/workshop-applying-measurement-science-in-the-identity-ecosystem.cfm" class="">Registration</a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class=""> for that event can be found at </span><a href="http://www.nist.gov/itl/workshop-applying-measurement-science-in-the-identity-ecosystem.cfm" class="">http://www.nist.gov/itl/workshop-applying-measurement-science-in-the-identity-ecosystem.cfm</a> Please note that registration for the NIST Workshop requires advance registration, especially for non US citizens/foreign nationals. Those not planning to attend the NIST Workshop should RSVP to "Paul A. Grassi" at <a href="mailto:paul.grassi@nist.gov" class="">paul.grassi@nist.gov</a>.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(90, 90, 90);" class="">The NIST<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class=""> </span><a href="http://www.nist.gov/itl/upload/IdentityWorkshop_Agen.pdf" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(116, 51, 153);" class="">workshop</a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class=""> will bring together experts from the public and commercial sectors to tackle three issues in developing measurement science in identity and access management: strength of identity proofing, both remote and in-person; strength of authentication with a focus on biometrics; and attribute confidence to assist in effective decision-making.</span></p><div class=""><font color="#333333" class="">The</font><span style="color: rgb(90, 90, 90);" class=""> recent </span><a href="http://nstic.blogs.govdelivery.com/2015/10/21/launching-igov-secure-and-privacy-enhancing-identity-authentication-and-authorization-profiles-developed-on-an-international-scale/" style="color: rgb(247, 140, 64); text-decoration: none; -webkit-transition: border, background, color; transition: border, background, color;" class="">US NIST announcement</a><span style="color: rgb(90, 90, 90);" class=""> </span><span style="color: rgb(90, 90, 90);" class="">describes the newly formed OpenID Foundation International Government Assurance Profile (iGov) Working Group as an international public and private sector collaboration that will develop an interoperable profile of OpenID Connect to allow users to authenticate and share consented attribute information in a consistent and user-centric manner. With over 10 international governments and multiple private sector organizations already participating, iGov will help enable secure and privacy-enhancing authentication and authorization transactions based on common requirements from the global community. The iGov WG Page is set up at:</span><span style="color: rgb(90, 90, 90);" class=""> </span><a href="http://openid.net/wg/igov/" style="color: rgb(247, 140, 64); text-decoration: none; -webkit-transition: border, background, color; transition: border, background, color;" class="">http://openid.net/wg/igov/</a><span style="color: rgb(90, 90, 90);" class=""> </span><span style="color: rgb(90, 90, 90);" class="">The link to subscribe to the mailing list is:</span><span style="color: rgb(90, 90, 90);" class=""> </span><a href="http://lists.openid.net/mailman/listinfo/openid-specs-igov" style="color: rgb(247, 140, 64); text-decoration: none; -webkit-transition: border, background, color; transition: border, background, color;" class="">http://lists.openid.net/mailman/listinfo/openid-specs-igov</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(90, 90, 90);" class="">Those interested in participating will need to submit signed IPR agreements indicating the iGov Profile WG. The link to the IPR agreement is at <a href="http://openid.net/intellectual-property/" style="color: rgb(247, 140, 64); text-decoration: none; transition: border, background, color; -webkit-transition: border, background, color;" class="">http://openid.net/intellectual-property/ </a>The IPR agreement can be submitted online via DocuSign. IPR agreements have been received from NIST, Ping, and Microsoft. Once interested parties and OIDF members have signed up they will need to approve the iGov charter. Document contributions to the Working group should be sent to the mailing list, and then can be added to our official document repository.</p></div><br class=""><div class="">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; border-spacing: 0px;"><div class="">Don Thibeau</div><div class=""><a href="http://openid.net/" class="">The OpenID Foundation</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
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