Tim Cappalli

Sr. Architect, Identity Standards , Okta

Bio

Tim Cappalli (he/him) is a Standards Architect at Okta, where he works on standards and strategy for verifiable digital credentials, phishing-resistant authentication, identity-related Web Platform APIs, and content authenticity. Tim serves as an editor for the W3C Web Authentication and Digital Credentials API specifications and is a maintainer of passkeys.dev and digitalcredentials.dev. He is active in the FIDO Alliance, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), the OpenID Foundation, and the IETF.

Prior to joining Okta, Tim was a Standards Architect at Microsoft, where he led work on developing the first generation of passkeys. He collaborated with the FIDO Alliance, W3C, Google, Apple, developers, regulators, and other stakeholders to introduce phishing-resistant credentials as the baseline for user authentication online. Tim’s expertise bridges technical innovation and strategic collaboration, driving the evolution of secure, user-centric identity solutions to advance digital trust and enable individuals to engage with technology securely and effortlessly.

https://timcappalli.me