Decision-makers & architects

Decide with the whole picture, without committing to one provider

The standard is open, so no single supplier holds the data or the integration. Start with the vision and the lock-in argument, then check the governance model and the worked explainers.

The base layer
One universal interface wherever data moves between organisations, whether that is one party to many, a fan-in from many sources, or a direct peer exchange.
Avoiding vendor lock-in
How an open standard builds continuity into the architecture itself, so it holds even when a supplier changes course.
Governance and working group
The open licence, the public working group, the initiator-not-owner model, and the hand-over clause.
About
What the standard is and why it exists, with the credit that records its origin.
Use case: passport photo authenticity
A copy-and-paste explainer with a diagram, distinct from the normative spec.
Use case: cross-sector fraud signals
A public-private explainer with a diagram: comparing patterns without sharing the data.
FAQ and objections
The questions procurement and architecture ask most often, answered plainly.
What this adds beyond Kafka
How the protocol positions against an event-streaming bus, on the merits.