OpenID Foundation and Open Banking Implementation Entity Continue Collaboration with Conformance and Certification Workshop at OAuth Security Workshop 2020

The OpenID Foundation (OIDF) and the UK Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE), continue our collaboration efforts building on the success of our recent workshop focused on Financial-grade API (FAPI) conformance and certification. It was a deep dive into the technical interface of our open, international standard with the OBIE’s functional UK standard. More workshops are planned with OBIE and the FDX in the coming weeks.

OIDF and OBIE have been invited to deliver a similar session at the upcoming OAuth Security Workshop 2020 virtual conference July 21-24, 2020. We’ll take a deeper dive into:

• the extra security in FAPI-RW 1.0 and FAPI 2.0
• the security checks done in the certification suites (is this just the FAPI suite or do the OBIE tests cover some security checks?)
• the security advantages of the OB directory model vs eIDAS
• the apparent conflict between security and interoperability, especially in bank environments
• how the certification programs attempt to ensure both security and interoperability

OIDF and OBIE continue to collaborate to help drive global open banking initiatives with the following goals:

• To update participants on the latest developments in both the OIDF Financial-Grade API (FAPI) profile and the OBIE Standard.
• To demonstrate the respective conformance tools and the benefits of certification including why conformance and certification is critical to ensuring standards are secure and interoperable.
• To provide participants with help and support in using these tools.
• To encourage a greater number of certifications.
• Ultimately to help grow the open banking ecosystem, enhancing security and benefits for participants and end customers.

We hope you’ll join us at OSW 2020.

Don Thibeau
OpenID Foundation Executive Director

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