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Full Interoperability amongst ID Industry Actors demonstrated; thanks to OSIA (Open Standards Identity APIs) during OSIA Advisory Committee Bi-Annual Meeting
In the presence of these government representatives, the 20 private and public companies that have joined the OSIA initiative were able to demonstrate during the virtual meeting the live simultaneous collection of sensitive ID data from multiple enrolment stations spread around the globe to the creation of physical ID card and its digital companion (mobile wallets).
A digital public good, OSIA is a set of Open Standards APIs (interfaces) available on GitHub.
Speaking at the annual OSIA Advisory Committee meeting, Engr. Aliyu Abubakar Aziz , Director General/CEO, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and Chair of the OSIA Advisory Committee said,
said Philippe Barreau , Chair of the Board of Secure Identity alliance.
said Debora Comparin , Chair of the OSIA Initiative.
Officially launched mid-2018, following a holistic approach to legal identity, the community has developed a set of APIs to connect the various components of a sovereign identity management system: enrolment, civil registry, population registry, biometric engine (ABIS), Unique Identity Number (UIN) management, physical and digital credentials management, digital ID third party services.
V5.0.0 of the specification is now available: (https://github.com/SecureIdentityAlliance/osia).
The development of a test plan has now been kicked off in partnership with FIME. FIME's experts are building a test strategy & corresponding test plan to validate vendor implementations against OSIA's specification.
In 2021, SIA will announce the certification process.
If you want more info or would like to join the initiative, contact us at osia@secureidentityalliance.org
Note to Editors:
Secure Identity Alliance is dedicated to supporting the provision of legal, trusted identity for all, and to drive the development of inclusive digital services necessary for sustainable, worldwide economic growth and prosperity.
We believe legal, trusted identity is the cornerstone of rights protection, social inclusion and digital economic development - and the access point to a wide range of essential public and private services.
We bring together public, private and non-government organizations to foster international collaboration on the issues of legal and digital identity, to help shaping policy and to provide technical and implementation guidance for identity systems.
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