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How Open Standards Can Help Advance Dubai’s New Public Safety Vision

Dubai’s newly introduced Public Safety Law No. (2) of 2026 marks another significant step in the emirate’s long-term vision to strengthen safety, resilience, and quality of life across one of the world’s fastest-growing urban environments. Issued by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the legislation establishes a comprehensive framework to enhance public safety…

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Partnering to Protect Global Video Authenticity Standards

The fight against AI content manipulation has gained a powerful new alliance. ONVIF is excited to announce our strategic collaboration with the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA), marking a significant step forward in preserving digital video integrity across video surveillance and other industries. The C2PA is an organization backed by major media, publishing,…

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Deepfakes and Digital Trust: Why we need Authentication Technology for Video Integrity

The rise of generative AI is expected to revolutionize the ways we use our security systems along with the information that these systems will be able to provide. These promises of new levels of efficiency, accuracy and creativity using artificial intelligence also come with great risks, thanks to the growing prevalence of tools to manipulate…

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Expanding the mission and cornerstones of ONVIF

Since our founding in 2008, the mission statement of ONVIF has remained largely unchanged: “To provide and promote standardized interfaces for effective interoperability of IP-based physical security products.” This mission is just as relevant today as it was more than 15 years ago when we set out to guide the industry through the shift to…

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Introducing the TLS Add-on

ONVIF is pleased to introduce the TLS Configuration Add-on (Release Candidate) for secure communications between devices and clients. TLS Configuration is the first in a new category of ONVIF add-ons, which are specifications that extend ONVIF conformance to product features that address a specific use case or end user need. Add-ons enhance the ONVIF profile…

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