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Standards Context

Relevant Standards and Frameworks

StandardRelevance to APIS
OAuth 2.0 (RFC 6749)Authorization framework foundations
OpenID Connect 1.0Discovery and identity metadata interoperability
JWT (RFC 7519)Token and claims representation
W3C DID CoreDecentralized identifier model context
RFC 8785JSON canonicalization for robust signing
NIST SP 800-63Digital identity assurance guidance
ISO/IEC 27001Security management system baseline

APIS Design Position

APIS composes existing identity and cryptographic standards for machine-actor delegation, rather than replacing mature IAM primitives.

Governance Position

Passport Alliance governance follows a familiar pattern used by successful standards ecosystems:

  • technical specification
  • reference implementation
  • conformance suite
  • transparent membership and change process
  • public trust signaling through registry and policy