I have just announced that I will run for the OpenID Foundation Board of Directors in 2025. I would appreciate it if all members could recommend me.
The election page https://openid.net/foundation/members/elections/61 .
Below is my statement regarding my candidacy. The original is in English, but I have included the Japanese translation below.
I have been deeply involved in digital identity and privacy for the past 25 years and am the co-author of many standards including OpenID Connect, JWT, JWS, OAuth PKCE and FAPI.
My constant theme is "Power to the People" - giving people back control through their digital identity.
He founded the OpenID Foundation Japan (OIDF-J) in 2008 and has been its chairman since 2011. He also helped establish the Open Identity Exchange (OIX) and the Kantara Initiative. He serves on various Japanese government committees and is the chair of the Japanese National Committee for ISO/IEC SC27 "Security, Cybersecurity, and Privacy." He also contributes to IETF WGs, especially the OAuth WG. He currently serves as the Managing Partner of NAT Consulting.
Key accomplishments of the OpenID Foundation include:
- Launched the AB/Connect Working Group to develop OpenID Connect Core 1.0 and related standards
- Started work on digital signature and encryption schemes, resulting in JWS, JWE, and JWT
- Launched the FAPI Working Group and created FAPI 1.0, which has been adopted or recommended by the international community, including the UK Open Banking, the US Financial Data Exchange, Australia Consumer Data Standards, and Brazil Open Finance.
- They began work on a test suite with Umeå University in Sweden, which eventually became the OpenID Authentication program. Adoption of the authentication program has accelerated significantly over the past four years with FAPI, and there are now over 4 certified implementations.
- Streamlining and streamlining the IPR regime, including securing the OpenID® trademark internationally
- Encouraging and supporting people to join the OpenID Foundation to start Working Groups: The number of active Working Groups has grown to 13, serving a wide range of industry needs.
- Through in-person meetings, conference talks, blog posts, and a YouTube channel, we have promoted OpenID Connect and related technologies internationally, making them mainstream protocols.
- Actively began collaboration with other international organizations such as ISO, ITU-T, and OECD, and established a liaison committee at the OpenID Foundation
- Supporting OpenID-related events in the United States, Europe, Japan, and Latin America
New architectural approaches to identity management are emerging: in particular wallet-centric approaches, identity metadata exchange, and continuous authentication and event sharing. The OpenID Foundation has been working to prepare specifications that will impact this environment. For example:
- OpenID for VP and SIOP v.2
- OpenID Federation
- OpenID for Identity Assurance
- CAEP and RISC
- FAPI 2
- AuthZEN
- IPSI
These are not yet complete, but we are making good progress, and we plan to support the Working Group Chairs and Working Groups to accelerate the development of the specifications.
At the same time, we continue to explore new market requirements and educate the market on best practices for identity management and API protection, as seen in our community group work with groups like GAIN and DADE.
My motto is "Listen, Observe, Coordinate, and Be Proactive". I ask for your vote to further "Open Identity" with all like-minded people in this field. Together, we can impact the world and make it happen.
Nat Sakimura
blog:https://nat.sakimura.org(English)https://www.sakimura.org/(Japanese)
Twitter: @_nat_en (English) @_nat (Japanese)
Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/@NatSakimura(English)https://www.youtube.com/@55id(Japanese)