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The Securing Verifiable Credentials using JOSE and COSE specification (a.k.a. VC-JOSE-COSE) has reached W3C Candidate Recommendation status. The Candidate Recommendation milestone is described in the W3C Process document. Please review the Candidate Recommendation of VC-JOSE-COSE. Thanks especially to Gabe Cohen, Orie Steele, and Brent Zundel for doing the hard work of getting us to this […]

I’m pleased to report that the COSE “typ” (type) Header Parameter Specification has been approved by the IESG and is now in the RFC Editor queue. The version approved by the IESG and sent to the RFC Editor is: https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-cose-typ-header-parameter-05.html It joins CBOR Web Token (CWT) Claims in COSE Headers in the RFC Editor queue. […]

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My co-authors and I published updated versions of eight specifications in preparation for IETF 119 in Brisbane. The specifications span three working groups: JOSE, COSE, and OAuth. The updated specifications and outcomes when discussed at IETF 119 are as follows. 1, 2, & 3: JSON Web Proof, JSON Proof Algorithms, and JSON Proof Token. Updates […]

Orie Steele and I have updated the COSE “typ” (type) Header Parameter Specification to address feedback received during IETF Last Call. No normative changes were made. Thanks to those that reviewed the specification! The specification is available at: https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-cose-typ-header-parameter-03.html Besides the spec being useful on its own, it’s worth noting that the CBOR Web Token […]

We held the first of three planned tenth anniversary celebrations for the completion of OpenID Connect at the OpenID Summit Tokyo 2024. The four panelists were Nov Matake, Ryo Ito, Nat Sakimura, and myself. We shared our perspectives on what led to OpenID Connect, why it succeeded, and what lessons we learned along the way. […]