Gluu Joins OpenID Foundation

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 Gluu Joins OpenID Foundation

• Gluu Inc., the leader in open source cloud idp
  saml, it has joined the OpenID Foundation to help
  develop, promote and extend the soon-to-be
  released suite of OpenID Connect standards which
  will simplify the online experience by
  eliminating the need for multiple usernames and
  passwords, and will give individuals more control
  over the release of their personal information.
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• Gluu is excited to be a member of the OpenID
  Foundation, said Gluu CEO Michael Schwartz. The
  new OpenID Connect standard under development
  will provide a ubiquitous identity layer on the
  Internet. It will enable not just single sign-on
  to websites, but new possibilities in open social
  networking.
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• Joining the OpenID Foundation will give Gluu the
  opportunity to meet, exchange views, and
  collaborate with peer organizations in the
  identity space. In addition to participating in
  the OpenID Connect standard, especially with
  regard to extending the standard to support
  multi-party federations, Gluu is interested in
  starting a new working group to enable people and
  organizations to share data using OpenID based
  technology.

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As a leader in the newly evolving personal data
ecosystem, Gluu brings unique expertise and key
market insights to the Foundation said Don
Thibeau, executive director of the OpenID
Foundation. We are pleased to welcome Gluu as
our newest member and the opportunity it brings
to share in their knowledge of this exciting new
application of OpenID.   Gluus open source
project, OX, has one of the most comprehensive
OpenID Connect implementations for Java. The
project includes software for both OpenID
Providers and for Relying Parties (for example
websites or mobile applications).   About Gluu
  Gluu is an Austin, TX startup that provides
open source and on demand cloud identity and
trust management. Gluu leverages standards such
as OpenID Connect, SAML 2.0, and SCIM to make
achieving sso authentication and easy. Deployed
quickly on public and private cloud servers,
Gluus On Demand cloud identity platform
addresses the installation and operational issues
of an organizational identity provider at one
predictably low annual cost.   Article
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