
If you’re a developer interested in digital identity, bookmark these.
1. W3C Verifiable Credentials — digital credential standards
2. OpenID Foundation — identity and authentication specifications
3. FIDO Alliance — passwordless authentication standards
4. OAuth 2.0 — delegated authorisation
5. OpenID Connect — identity layer built on OAuth 2.0
6. NIST Digital Identity Guidelines — identity proofing and authentication guidance
Identity verification, authentication and authorisation are different things.
Learn the difference before designing your authentication system.