About
Registered as a Swedish nonprofit organization in February 2025, the Secure Identity Research Organizations (SIROS) Foundation mission is to create a next-generation digital identity platform for the internet. Our name is inspired by Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky – a symbol of guidance for users navigating the digital world. Our open-source foundation is built on the wwWallet, an internet-first digital identity wallet.
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We believe identity infrastructure should be:
Open – grounded in transparent standards and open source.
Portable – usable across platforms, borders, and communities.
Trustworthy – designed from the start with privacy and security in mind.
Our role is to accelerate adoption of tools and standards that make digital identity practical at scale. We work with governments, enterprises, and developers to prove that identity can be both usable and interoperable, without being controlled by a single provider.
About
Registered as a Swedish nonprofit organization in February 2025, the Secure Identity Research Organizations (SIROS) Foundation mission is to create a next-generation digital identity platform for the internet. Our name is inspired by Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky – a symbol of guidance for users navigating the digital world. Our open-source foundation is built on the wwWallet, an internet-first digital identity wallet.
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We believe identity infrastructure should be:
Open – grounded in transparent standards and open source.
Portable – usable across platforms, borders, and communities.
Trustworthy – designed from the start with privacy and security in mind.
Our role is to accelerate adoption of tools and standards that make digital identity practical at scale. We work with governments, enterprises, and developers to prove that identity can be both usable and interoperable, without being controlled by a single provider.
About
Registered as a Swedish nonprofit organization in February 2025, the Secure Identity Research Organizations (SIROS) Foundation mission is to create a next-generation digital identity platform for the internet. Our name is inspired by Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky – a symbol of guidance for users navigating the digital world. Our open-source foundation is built on the wwWallet, an internet-first digital identity wallet.
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We believe identity infrastructure should be:
Open – grounded in transparent standards and open source.
Portable – usable across platforms, borders, and communities.
Trustworthy – designed from the start with privacy and security in mind.
Our role is to accelerate adoption of tools and standards that make digital identity practical at scale. We work with governments, enterprises, and developers to prove that identity can be both usable and interoperable, without being controlled by a single provider.
Why now?
Digital identity is at a crossroads. The majority of all cybercrime is due to stolen and misused login credentials and identities. The majority of all online identities are not real humans, seriously challenging our digital society and trust in the internet. Proprietary solutions are moving quickly, but they risk locking people and organizations into closed systems. SIROS offers another way: an open path forward that prioritizes collaboration, user privacy, and accountability. We are confident in the foundation we are building, and we remain open to input as the challenges — and opportunities — continue to grow.
Funding
The wwWallet open-source project is funded in part by main contributors, including Sunet, GUnet, SURF, Yubico, and the SIROS Foundation, as well as financial support from the EU Commission. The SIROS Foundation is funded by voluntary donations from our team members. For long-term sustainability and independence of our non-profit organization, we are building SIROS ID as a freemium value-added solution.
Why now?
Digital identity is at a crossroads. The majority of all cybercrime is due to stolen and misused login credentials and identities. The majority of all online identities are not real humans, seriously challenging our digital society and trust in the internet. Proprietary solutions are moving quickly, but they risk locking people and organizations into closed systems. SIROS offers another way: an open path forward that prioritizes collaboration, user privacy, and accountability. We are confident in the foundation we are building, and we remain open to input as the challenges — and opportunities — continue to grow.
Funding
The wwWallet open-source project is funded in part by main contributors, including Sunet, GUnet, SURF, Yubico, and the SIROS Foundation, as well as financial support from the EU Commission. The SIROS Foundation is funded by voluntary donations from our team members. For long-term sustainability and independence of our non-profit organization, we are building SIROS ID as a freemium value-added solution.
Why now?
Digital identity is at a crossroads. The majority of all cybercrime is due to stolen and misused login credentials and identities. The majority of all online identities are not real humans, seriously challenging our digital society and trust in the internet. Proprietary solutions are moving quickly, but they risk locking people and organizations into closed systems. SIROS offers another way: an open path forward that prioritizes collaboration, user privacy, and accountability. We are confident in the foundation we are building, and we remain open to input as the challenges — and opportunities — continue to grow.
Funding
The wwWallet open source project is funded in time by main contributors, Sunet, GUnet, SURF, Yubico, and SIROS Foundation, and including financial support from the EU Commission. The SIROS Foundation is funded by voluntary donations from our team members. For long term sustainability and independence of our non-profit organization we are building SIROS ID as a freemium value added solution.
Board of Directors
Stina Ehrensvärd
Co-founder and CEO of Yubico for the first 16 years. Co-inventor of the YubiKey and a leading driver of the Passkeys open authentication standard, Stina has helped globalize strong two-factor authentication for the modern web.
Leif Johansson
Identity strategist at SUNET and architect of Sweden’s academic identity federation SWAMID. An active leader in global standards bodies and brings deep expertise in building open, secure, and privacy-first identity ecosystems.
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Nat Sakimura
Chairman of the OpenID Foundation and lead author of widely adopted identity standards like OpenID Connect. Based in Japan, Nat is a global authority on decentralized identity and privacy.
Ruth Puente
Digital trust and governance expert with a background in European R&D and frameworks like the Pan-Canadian Trust Framework. Based in Spain, Ruth brings deep policy insight and global collaboration experience.
Board of Directors
Stina Ehrensvärd
Co-founder and CEO of Yubico for the first 16 years. Co-inventor of the YubiKey and a leading driver of the Passkeys open authentication standard, Stina has helped globalize strong two-factor authentication for the modern web.
Leif Johansson
Identity strategist at SUNET and architect of Sweden’s academic identity federation SWAMID. An active leader in global standards bodies and brings deep expertise in building open, secure, and privacy-first identity ecosystems.
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Nat Sakimura
Chairman of the OpenID Foundation and lead author of widely adopted identity standards like OpenID Connect. Based in Japan, Nat is a global authority on decentralized identity and privacy.
Ruth Puente
Digital trust and governance expert with a background in European R&D and frameworks like the Pan-Canadian Trust Framework. Based in Spain, Ruth brings deep policy insight and global collaboration experience.
Board of Directors
Stina Ehrensvärd
Co-founder and CEO of Yubico for the first 16 years. Co-inventor of the YubiKey and a leading driver of the Passkeys open authentication standard, Stina has helped globalize strong two-factor authentication for the modern web.
Leif Johansson
Identity strategist at SUNET and architect of Sweden’s academic identity federation SWAMID. An active leader in global standards bodies and brings deep expertise in building open, secure, and privacy-first identity ecosystems.
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Nat Sakimura
Chairman of the OpenID Foundation and lead author of widely adopted identity standards like OpenID Connect. Based in Japan, Nat is a global authority on decentralized identity and privacy.
Ruth Puente
Digital trust and governance expert with a background in European R&D and frameworks like the Pan-Canadian Trust Framework. Based in Spain, Ruth brings deep policy insight and global collaboration experience.
Team & advisors
In addition to the operational board members listed above, our growing team of staff, contractors, and advisors include:
Nikos Voutsinas
Heather Flanagan
Michael Jones
John Bradley
Christopher Harrell
Niels van Dijk
Stefan Liström
Valentina Vermandois
Team & advisors
In addition to the operational board members listed above, our growing team of staff, contractors, and advisors include:
Nikos Voutsinas
Heather Flanagan
Michael Jones
John Bradley
Christopher Harrell
Niels van Dijk
Stefan Liström
Valentina Vermandois
Team & advisors
In addition to the operational board members listed above, our growing team of staff, contractors, and advisors include:
Nikos Voutsinas
Heather Flanagan
Michael Jones
John Bradley
Christopher Harrell
Niels van Dijk
Stefan Liström
Valentina Vermandois
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