This past Wednesday, February 26th, the OpenID Foundation, it’s members and the OpenID Connect Working Group successfully launched the OpenID Connect standard in the US, Europe and Japan. The launch generated press coverage at RSA in San Francisco and the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. This was made possible by you; our members, contributors. Thanks for a successful launch and reaching this important milestone. Below is the OpenID Connect launch coverage to date: February 27, 2014 InfoWorld Google, Microsoft, Salesforce back OpenID Connect -- but it's not enough Despite big-name support, newly finalized OpenID Connect protocol is a security building block, not a silver bullet http://www.infoworld.com/t/identity-management/google-microsoft-salesforce-back-openid-connect-its-not-enough-237258 The Register OpenID Foundation launches XML-free ID handler OpenID Connect spec touts simpler messaging http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/02/27/openid_foundation_launches_xmlfree_id_handler/ heiseDeveloper OpenID Connect als Standard ratifiziert Der von Unternehmen wie Google, Microsoft, Deutsche Telekom und Salesforce.com ausgearbeitete Standard soll über kurz oder lang OpenID 2.0 im Web ablösen – auch dank der ungemeinen Popularität von OAuth.. http://www.heise.de/developer/meldung/OpenID-Connect-als-Standard-ratifiziert-2126073.html Help Net Security OpenID Foundation launches the OpenID Connect Standard http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=16445 Golem.de OpenID Connect fertiggestellt http://www.golem.de/news/authentifizierung-openid-connect-fertiggestellt-1402-104838.html Cnews Мобильные операторы заменят пароли номером телефона http://www.cnews.ru/news/top/index.shtml?2014/02/26/562446 DataNews Des opérateurs sortent une alternative 'sûre' à Facebook Connect http://datanews.levif.be/ict/actualite/des-operateurs-sortent-une-alternative-sure-a-facebook-connect/article-4000539065405.htm Nikkei ITPro グーグル、マイクロソフトが採用する「OpenID Connect」の仕様が最終承認 http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/NEWS/20140227/539966/?top_tl1 dig.no OpenID tar ny sats http://www.digi.no/927406/openid-tar-ny-sats February 26, 2014 ZDNet Cloud-era authentication infrastructure taking shape Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, GSMA, UK, welcome final OpenID Connect spec in effort to scale ID services across cloud, mobile http://www.zdnet.com/cloud-era-authentication-infrastructure-taking-shape-7000026718/ ZDNet Deutsch Telekom on cutting edge for ID management, mobile log-ins German company puts faith in OpenID Connect to secure infrastructure, integrate SSO with partners http://www.zdnet.com/deutsch-telekom-on-cutting-edge-for-id-management-mobile-log-ins-7000026717/ SecureIDNews OpenID Connect enables online identity http://secureidnews.com/news-item/openid-connect-enables-online-identity/ TechCrunch OpenID Connect Identity Protocol Launches With Support From Google, Microsoft & Others http://techcrunch.com/2014/02/26/openid-foundation-launches-openid-connect-identity-protocol-with-support-from-google-microsoft-others/ - Techmeme - http://www.techmeme.com/140226/p19#a140226p19 - Daily Motion - http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1dhp1g_openid-connect-identity-protocol-launches-with-support-from-google-microsoft-others_tech - TechCrunch Japan - http://jp.techcrunch.com/2014/02/27/20140226openid-foundation-launches-openid-connect-identity-protocol-with-support-from-google-microsoft-others/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter T.H.E. Journal OpenID Connect Standard Extends Digital Identities Across the Web http://thejournal.com/articles/2014/02/26/new-openid-connect-standard-extends-digital-identities-across-the-web.aspx - Campus Technology - http://campustechnology.com/articles/2014/02/26/new-openid-connect-standard-extends-digital-identities-across-the-web.aspx SDTimes The OpenID Foundation launches an authentication protocol http://www.sdtimes.com/content/article.aspx?ArticleID=68832&page=1 WSJ MarketWatch The OpenID Foundation Launches the OpenID Connect Standard http://www.sdtimes.com/content/article.aspx?ArticleID=68832&page=1 Bloomberg The OpenID Foundation Launches the OpenID Connect Standard http://www.bloomberg.com/article/2014-02-26/asf8Wzgm0W00.html telecompaper OpenID members finalise OpenID Connect standard (subscription required) http://www.telecompaper.com/news/openid-members-finalise-openid-connect-standard--998934 InformationWeek 'Connect': A Modern Approach to Mobile, Cloud Identity Patrick Harding, CTO Ping Identity (contributed article) http://www.informationweek.com/security/identity-and-access-management/connect-a-modern-approach-to-mobile-cloud-identity/d/d-id/1113894 InternetWatch ID連携のAPI標準仕様「OpenID Connect」が承認される http://internet.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/20140227_637343.html   RELATED NEWS Bloomberg Businessweek Carriers Back Mobile-Based IDs to Match Google, Facebook Service http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-02-24/carriers-back-mobile-based-ids-to-match-google-facebook-service FierceWireless U.S. operators are MIA in the GSMA's new Mobile Connect universal login program http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/us-operators-are-mia-gsmas-new-mobile-connect-universal-login-program/2014-02-24 LightReading Operators See Eye-to-Eye on SIM-Based Security http://www.lightreading.com/services-apps/mobile-services/operators-see-eye-to-eye-on-sim-based-security-/d/d-id/707918?_mc=RSS_LR_EDT Rude Baguette Mobile World Congress Day 1 Highlights – Connected Living, Samsung, Mobile Connect & Zuckerberg http://www.rudebaguette.com/2014/02/25/mobile-world-congress-day-1-highlights-connected-self-samsung-zuckerberg-mobile-connect/ Mobile News GSMA and operators to use mobile to protect digital security http://www.mobilenewscwp.co.uk/2014/02/24/gsma-and-operators-to-use-mobile-to-protect-digital-privacy/ telecompaper Orange to offer Mobile Connect across EMEA by 2015 http://www.telecompaper.com/news/orange-to-offer-mobile-connect-across-emea-by-2015--998177 OIDF MEMBER BLOGS AND NEWS RELEASES Google Developers Blog Welcome OpenID Connect http://googledevelopers.blogspot.com/2014/02/welcome-openid-connect.html GSMA Leading Mobile Operators Unveil GSMA Mobile Connect Initiative to Provide Consistent and Interoperable Approach to Managing Digital Identity http://www.gsma.com/newsroom/leading-mobile-operators-unveil-mobile-connect-initiative/ Microsoft Active Directory Team Blog OpenID Connect is Now Final! http://blogs.technet.com/b/ad/archive/2014/02/26/openid-connect-is-now-final.aspx Microsoft – Mike Jones Self-Issued Blog OpenID Connect Specifications are Final! https://self-issued.info/?p=1191 Matias Woloski - Auth0 Blog OpenID Connect specs are final! (with links to open source implementations) http://blog.auth0.com/2014/02/26/openid-connect-final-spec-10/ Nat Sakimura OpenID Connect is here! - An Identity Layer on the internet http://nat.sakimura.org/2014/02/26/openid-connect-is-here/ OpenID Connect リリース～インターネットのアイデンティティ層 http://www.sakimura.org/2014/02/2277/ Ping Identity CTO Blog Now, OpenID Connect is Real (and ratified) https://www.pingidentity.com/blogs/cto-blog/2014/02/now-this-morning-openid-connect-became-real.html