Post by OpenID Foundation

As the identity community gathers at Identiverse 2026, the AuthZEN Working Group has some big news. It has approved two new Working Group Drafts - AARP and COAZ. These define how applications, agents, and governance platforms handle the moment policy cannot yet authorize an action. What CIBA did for authentication approval, AARP does for authorization prerequisites, offering a standardized way to gather what policy needs before a decision can be reached. This marks a significant step forward for authorization as software increasingly acts on behalf of people. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eSvf4jV3 Karl McGuinness David Brossard Alex Olivier Alexandre Babeanu Nick Davis Levent B. #OpenIDFoundation #AuthZEN #AIAgents #Identiverse2026