OpenID Foundation advances authorization for the agent era with new AuthZEN Working Group Drafts

As the identity community gathers at Identiverse 2026 , authorization is emerging as one of the defining challenges of the agent era. The OpenID Foundation is pleased to share a significant step forward. The AuthZEN Working Group has approved the AuthZEN Access Request and Approval Profile (AARP) and AuthZEN Profile for Model Context Protocol Tool Authorization (COAZ) official Working Group Drafts. The AARP draft addresses a challenge that is becoming central as applications, services, and AI sy