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ONVIF

ONVIF is committed to the adoption of IP in the security market.
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About ONVIF

Established in 2008 by Axis Communications, Bosch Security Systems and Sony Corporation, ONVIF is a global and open industry forum that is committed to standardize communication between network devices and ensure interoperability between network products for the security market. ONVIF’s mission is to facilitate the integration of network security and safety devices using a global open standard. ONVIF membership is open to manufacturers, software developers, consultants, system integrators, end-users and other interest groups that wish to participate in the activities of ONVIF.

The organization has a global member base of established camera, video management systems, and access control companies, and nearly 20,000 profile conformant products. ONVIF offers Profile S for streaming video; Profile G for video recording and storage; Profile C for physical access control; Profile Q for improved out-of-the-box functionality, Profile A for broader access control configuration, Profile T for advanced video streaming, and the release candidate for Profile D for access control peripherals. ONVIF continues to work with its members to expand the number of IP interoperability solutions ONVIF conformant products can provide. Learn more at www.onvif.org. 

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ONVIF, C2PA collaboration to promote open standards for digital video authenticity
The two groups will work together to raise awareness and promote the adoption of open standards that help verify the authenticity of video content across digital video platforms...
June 20, 2025
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ONVIF Chairman Leo Levit will discuss the threats facing security video and how standards in this area can preserve trust in surveillance footage.
April 2, 2025
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The new course offers an overview of how the organization and its standardized interfaces work for the interoperability of IP-based physical security products and services.
Nov. 6, 2024
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The creation of the new working groups is in response to the growing prevalence of cloud solutions and the use of metadata for analytics in the physical security and video surveillance...
June 18, 2024
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Freedom of choice is important in several technology segments that will be major themes of this year’s ISC West event.
April 5, 2024
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The add-on supports the configuration for Transport Layer Security encryption.
Jan. 16, 2024
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The new ONVIF metadata working group is focused on developing standardized ways of richly describing the context in which objects of interest appear in captured video.
Dec. 20, 2023
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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 ...
July 19, 2023
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Since its inception in 2008, products that conform to ONVIF profiles have consistently grown in number and scope,
March 23, 2023
An ONVIF add-on is one or more features that solve a particular use case; for instance, a need for standardizing file formats when exporting video.
An ONVIF profile involves a fixed and comprehensive set of features that enable a functional product to be developed solely on the profile specification
Sept. 15, 2021

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It’s in this current environment that PACS now operate—with functions that are core to risk management and mitigation and focusing on interoperability—using open platforms as a building block to ongoing integration.
Interoperability forges a critical connection to loT devices and peripherals
July 23, 2019
Interoperable products can help integrators create a future-proof video solution
How interoperable products can help integrators create a future-proof video solution
July 15, 2019
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Due to the proprietary way that access control security components have historically been designed and manufactured, achieving interoperability between different manufacturers’ products hasn’t always been easy.
ONVIF works with vendor community to drive standards and technology innovation
July 13, 2018
How physical security standards are helping to integrate the many aspects of public safety
How physical security standards are helping to integrate the many aspects of public safety
Nov. 11, 2016
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Since ONVIF plays an important role in the industry, the credibility of the ONVIF brand is crucial to its future success.
How to spot a bogus ONVIF conformance promise, and what to do about it
Sept. 10, 2015
Ray Coulombe is Founder and Managing Director of SecuritySpecifiers and the CONSULT Technical Security Symposium. Email him at ray@SecuritySpecifiers.com, or contact him through LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/raycoulombe or follow him on Twitter: @RayCoulombe.
The first in a series of columns outlining security interoperability standards
July 14, 2015
Per Björkdahl is Chairman of the Steering Committee of ONVIF. For more information, please visit www.onvif.org.
A look at the meteoric four-year rise of the ONVIF interoperability specification and where it’s headed in 2013 and beyond
Feb. 15, 2013
Most building automation systems have moved to open architecture platforms that offer backward and forward compatibility.
Security integration has expanded to include Building Automation Systems
July 19, 2012

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Organization says profile contains certain specifications that are no longer consistent with current cybersecurity best practices
July 28, 2021
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Designed to provide ONVIF interoperability for devices such as locks, credential/biometric readers, PIN pads, and more
July 14, 2021
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Profile M provides a standard way of communicating metadata and events between analytics-capable services and devices like IP cameras.
June 30, 2021
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Six ONVIF profiles as well as two profile release candidates for access control and metadata were tested
May 25, 2021
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This new milestone underscores the strong market demand for interoperability of hardware and software offerings
April 16, 2021
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Leo Levit, pictured above, has been named as the new chairman of the ONVIF Steering Committee.
Per Björkdahl stepping down from role after nine years
Feb. 25, 2021
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Developers and engineers complete nearly 200 hours of testing on access control and video surveillance profiles
Nov. 16, 2020
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Draft specification paves the way for increased interoperability of IP cameras or analytics applications with video management systems
Sept. 29, 2020
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ONVIF interoperability specifications are already publicly available as open standards and are implemented by more than 400 manufacturers
Sept. 9, 2020
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Profile candidate designed to provide ONVIF interoperability for a wide range of devices
Aug. 19, 2020
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More than 30 developers and engineers from 18 member companies attended multi-day event
Jan. 16, 2020
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ONVIF profiles have increasingly been included in various bid and specification processes in projects around the world becoming de-facto standards
Dec. 3, 2019
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Representatives from 22 ONVIF member companies recently gathered at the organization's three-day Developers' Plugfest in Tokyo to test their implementations of ONVIF Profiles with other ONVIF Profile-conformant products.
Developers and engineers from 22 member companies gathered at the three-day event in Tokyo
July 2, 2019
ONVIF announced on Thursday that its Export File Format, the ONVIF specification for the export of video from security surveillance recording platforms, is the new standard recommended by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for the exporting and playback of video surveillance recordings.
Export File Format streamlines the playback process of video from different recording platforms
June 6, 2019
ONVIF recently announced that it will again be participating in ISC West 2019, April 10-12, at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas, Nev., with a presence in the exhibition as well as a speaker in the educational programming.
Organization to host the ‘ONVIF Lounge’ in the lobby of the Sands Expo
March 26, 2019
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With Profile T, ONVIF will employ a new media service that offers support for both H.265 and H.264 video codecs
Oct. 25, 2018
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Level of conformant products marks yet another milestone for standards body
Aug. 23, 2018
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Engineers and developers from 23 ONVIF member companies gathered at the organization's 17th annual Plugfest to test their implementations of ONVIF Profiles with other ONVIF Profile-conformant products.
Engineers and developers from 23 ONVIF member companies attended the event
Nov. 30, 2017
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Online meeting provides members with an update on 2017 accomplishments, outlook for the year ahead
Nov. 10, 2017
System will enable organization to support existing cameras while allowing them to add new, ONVIF Profile S conformant cameras
June 14, 2017
More than 27K security professionals expected to attend this year's event
June 6, 2017
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Event featured interoperability testing for five ONVIF profiles, including the Release Candidate of Profile A for broader access control configuration
May 22, 2017
Per Björkdahl, Jonathan Lewit to speak on behalf of organization during educational sessions
March 17, 2017
Jonathan Lewit will be one of our panelists in discussion on standards, best practices, cybersecurity and the IoT
Feb. 22, 2017
ONVIF Communication Committee Chair Jonathan Lewit to speak during event
Jan. 11, 2017
Plugfest included interoperability testing for five ONVIF profiles
Nov. 30, 2016
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ONVIF members heard presentations on the final release of Profile Q and the development of Profile T for video
Nov. 4, 2016
OVIF joins Secured Cities Conference as a sponsor and session host in Houston on November 15-17.
Top security and public safety event features more than 46 panels and 60 sponsors in Houston on November 15-17
Oct. 31, 2016
Chairman Per Björkdahl scheduled to speak at Amsterdam Security Conference, SKYDD Protection 2016
Oct. 21, 2016
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ONVIF hosted its 14th Developers’ Plugfest last month in Brentford, West London, at the Holiday Inn London – Brentford Lock.
Plugfest included interoperability testing for all six ONVIF profiles
July 6, 2016
Standards organization sponsoring 10 educational sessions in total at show
March 21, 2016
Attendees around the world heard presentations on such activities as the development and publication of two new profiles (release candidates) in 2015, the launch of a false conformance reporting tool on the ONVIF website and the organization’s ongoing membership and growth in conformant products.
Attendees around the world heard presentations on such activities as the development and publication of two new profiles
Nov. 5, 2015
Draft specification establishes an interface for access control clients, expands configuration options for ONVIF conformant access control systems
Oct. 8, 2015
Milestones signify standards organization's continuing development and influence in the in the physical security industry
Sept. 21, 2015
Membership demonstrates company's commitment to open industry standards
Aug. 5, 2015
Organization recently hosted its 11th Developers' Plugfest during Security Essen
Oct. 30, 2014
Event to provide forum for open dialogue about the implementation of standards
March 22, 2013
Panel discussed market's perception of the effectiveness of interoperability, initiatives for IP devices
June 13, 2012