NBN:ID
NBN:ID is the Closed-Circuit OpenID Connect (OIDC) provider, purpose-built for
Spectrum Next ecosystem.
Designed to operate on-device and off-cloud, NBN:ID enables secure, privacy-preserving identity
management in a retro environment. It supports authentication, authorization, and single
identity federation between autonomous services and individuals.
Why NBN:ID?
- Device-Centric: Optimized to support 8-bit identity management and issuance.
- Privacy by Design: Claims are uniform, explicit, and user-concentric by design.
- Federation-Ready: Compatible with public key trust models for service-to-service interoperability across the NBN mesh.
- Auditable and Observable: Built-in telemetry for identity flows and verifiable events.
Use Cases
- Identity bootstrapping on previously authenticated devices (coming first)
- Federated logins between NBN-supported apps and services (coming soon)
- Credential exchange for scoped access across domains (coming later)
- Minimal identity layer for experimental protocols (in active development now)
Who Is It For?
- Developers targeting a connected Spectrum Next
- Designers of distributed 8bit applications
- Application suites needing portable identity
- End-users and Game-players
Who's Already Using It?
No active client deployments are available at this time (except this website which itself is uses
NBN:ID to manage its own profiles) - but in current active development, NBN:ID is being used by:
- ZXN-QR
- Webbit.cloud
- Sir. Clive Sinclairbot
- GETIT v2
Source Code & Contributions
NBN:ID is open source and maintained by Xalior.
View the source:
github.com/Xalior/nbn-oidc-provider
Pull requests, issues, and discussion are welcome.