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OpenID Foundation urges Australia to prioritise credential interoperability

The OpenID Foundation submitted recommendations to an Australian Department of Finance consultation urging adoption of open credential presentation and issuance standards.

2026-08-21CC-BY-4.0openid4vpinteroperabilitystandardsaustralia

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Key Facts

  • The submission recommends OpenID for Verifiable Presentation and Credential Issuance, alongside OpenID Connect, FAPI 2.0, and Federation.
  • Australia has committed $654.3 million over four years to expand its Digital ID System.
  • The foundation warned against fragmented credential silos.

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Interoperability decisions made at procurement time are difficult to reverse once issuers and relying parties have integrated. The warning about silos is really about switching costs, which accumulate quietly across a national deployment.

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