Our success in developing OpenID for Verifiable Credentials is paving the way for new use cases and quicker adoption.
By Helen Gareau
Our mission at Indicio is to make decentralized identity accessible and practical for real-world adoption. A key to this is our active involvement in developing and supporting OpenID for Verifiable Credentials (OID4VC) and OpenID for Verifiable Presentations (OID4VP). Part of the emerging European eIDAS 2.0 identity standards, these protocols specify how Verifiable Credentials can be used, building on OpenID Connect (OIDC), a widely used framework for authenticating user access to applications and websites.
OID4VC: Streamlines the issuance of Verifiable Credentials using familiar web technologies.
OID4VP: Facilitates the presentation of these credentials, ensuring interoperability with existing OpenID-based systems.
These protocols make the transition to decentralized identity and Verifiable Credentials easy for many organizations, as they are familiar with the underlying authentication technology and don’t have to replace their identity and access management systems. This means companies and organizations can quickly implement seamless operations and services that deliver immediate value.
As Gartner Research notes in its 2024 Market Guide to Decentralized Identity, the technology “represents magnitudes of improvement in terms of efficiency, cost and assurance” for authentication, account security, fraud, privacy, and security.
Indicio’s OID4VC in action
An example of Indicio’s work with these protocols is the IATA One ID Proof of Concept (POC). This was developed with our strategic partner SITA, along with Delta Airlines and the Government of Aruba, and showcased at the joint IATA World Financial Symposium (WFS) and IATA World Passenger Symposium (WPS) in October 2024.
The POC showed how two different Verifiable Credentials, a Digital Travel Credential using the DIDComm protocol and a One ID credential using OID4VC, can work seamlessly together to facilitate seamless check in, baggage management, lounge access, and international border crossing.
The POC showed just how easy it is for a person to enroll in both at the same time with a passport and mobile phone, and then use them for instant, seamless authentication through each step of the passenger journey from home to destination. This was the first ever One ID implementation.
You can see a demonstration from a recent meeting of the Indicio Identity Community Meetup.
At Indicio, we see the future as a multi-credential, protocol, and standard world, and our goal is to provide the best implementation of each to meet our customer needs and to ensure that all work together so that our customers can seize every opportunity.
Our success in implementing OID4VC and in combining and bridging different credentials and protocols has made Indicio a trusted partner for global organizations looking to implement cutting-edge identity solutions.
If you’re ready to explore how OID4VC can revolutionize your identity ecosystem, or to explore our solutions in education, finance, health, agriculture, the public sector, and travel and tourism, we’re here to help you every step of the way. Reach out to Indicio today!
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