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European Commission President Announces EU Age Verification Now Available On April 15th, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that the EU Age Verification app was now available. However, shortly thereafter, reports began to surface claiming that it could be "hacked in two minutes." Attack with a Collaborator The first is an attack by the user with a collaborator. The key point is... Therefore...
This is a bit old news, but I participated remotely as a committee member in the first meeting of the Digital Agency's "Expert Committee on Issues Regarding Attribute Certification," held on October 23rd. It's the autumn touring season, after all... However, perhaps due to Microsoft Teams, or maybe the microphone, I could only hear about two-thirds of what was said, and I was chatting with Professor Matsuo, who was also participating remotely, saying "This is tough..." in the background. (The meeting started at...)
Overview On July 24th, Japan time, the first session of the OAuth WG was held at IETF 123 Madrid. The agenda announced in advance was as follows, but a session on AI was inserted after the Chairs update. The following was reported as part of the Chairs Update. Agenda Main Topics The main topics were the OAuth protocol…
The final version of OpenID for Verifiable Presentations 1.0 (https://openid.net/specs/openid-4-verifiable-presentations-1_0-final.html), a standard intended for use in European digital identity wallets, has been released. This specification covers credentials…
This section will be updated periodically, so please stay tuned. On June 13, 2025, the "Priority Plan for Realizing a Digital Society" was approved by the Cabinet. It outlines the diverse digitalization measures promoted by the Japanese government. These include research and development and social implementation of AI technology, the widespread adoption and increased use of My Number cards, and the online processing of administrative procedures. Furthermore, it includes digital technology in regional revitalization…
A seminar titled "Global Trends in FAPI and VC ~FAPI 2.0 & Verifiable Credentials~" will be held at the FINOLAB event space on Tuesday, March 4th, from 10:00 to 12:40. I will also be making a brief appearance. The seminar will cover various considerations when using these digital credentials for KYC in financial institutions, and the global trends in open banking and FAPI…
There's a blog post currently making waves in the identity industry. It's a blog post from October 15th by Mr. Hughes, founder of Trinsic, a company providing decentralized ID/Verifiable Credentials (VC) solutions on the Sovrin blockchain, titled "Why Verifiable Credentials Aren't Widely Adopted &…
The presentation I gave at FINOLAB on July 8th has been made public » (35) Digital ID and Privacy - European Cases and Global Trends - YouTube I think I did a pretty good job of explaining it, so please take a look.
Yesterday (July 12, 2024), I gave a lecture and participated in a panel discussion at FINOLAB in Otemachi, which was packed to capacity. It was a very educational experience for me personally. ◆Agenda: 18:30-18:35 Opening remarks 18:35-18:45 Introduction of Privacy by Design Lab (in Japanese) Kohei Kurihara (Privacy by Design Lab) 18 […
I was neglecting my file server and found the XNS Technical Specs version 1.0 (July 9, 2002), so I'm posting it here. It would have been great if you could download it from the XDI.org site if it were still active, but since the site has been abandoned, I'm providing a place to put it instead. XNS later became XRI/XDI, and OpenID…
