Governance
APIS governance ensures the standard remains open, transparent, and responsive to stakeholder needs.
Governance Model
APIS is governed through a transparent, multi-stakeholder process that ensures the standard serves the broader ecosystem while maintaining technical integrity.
Technical Steering Committee
A technical committee responsible for the day-to-day development of the standard, reviewing proposals, and maintaining specification quality.
Governance Board
Representatives from issuer organizations, industry stakeholders, and independent experts who provide strategic direction and policy oversight.
Working Groups
Time-limited groups focused on specific topics such as security, privacy, interoperability, or sector-specific extensions.
Registry Signing
The APIS registry is a critical infrastructure component that maintains the status of issued credentials. It is secured through a distributed signing model.
Multi-Signature Authority
Registry updates require signatures from multiple authorized signers, preventing single points of failure.
Transparent Operations
All registry operations are logged and publicly auditable, ensuring accountability.
Distributed Trust
The signing authority is distributed across multiple independent parties.
Standards Process
APIS evolves through a transparent, community-driven process.
Proposal
Anyone can submit a proposal for new features or changes to the standard.
Discussion
Proposals are discussed publicly, with input from stakeholders.
Review
The technical committee reviews proposals for technical merit and ecosystem impact.
Approval
Approved proposals are incorporated into the specification through versioning.
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