From: [email protected]
Date: March 19, 2009 9:40:23 AM EDT
To: [email protected]
Subject: [OpenID Foundation] New Poll Opened
Hello Brett McDowell,
Voting has opened on the following poll -- please register your
vote before 2009-03-26.
Link: https://openid.net/foundation/members/polls/15
Title: Approve the Creation of the OpenID User Interface Working
Group
Description: The Specifications Council recommends that the
Foundation members approve the creation of the OpenID User
Interface Working Group, as proposed below.
Name
OpenID User Interface Working Group
Background Information
OpenID traditionally requires the Relying Party to redirect the
entire
browser window to the OpenID Provider for the user to authenticate
before redirecting the browser back to the Relying Party. It is
believed
that the User Experience (UX) could be significantly improved if the
authentication flow occurred within a smaller popup window, making
the
experience less disruptive to the user.
Although it is possible for Relying Parties to open a popup window
for
the user to authenticate at the OpenID Provider using the Provider's
default user interface, the overall user experience can be
optimized if
the OP was aware that its UI was running within a popup. For
instance,
an OP may want to resize the popup browser window when using the
popup
interface, but would probably not want to resize the full browser
window
when using the default redirect interface. Another optimization is
that
the OP can close the popup, rather than return a negative
assertion if
the user chooses to cancel the authentication request.
Users who begin the OpenID sign in process on a Relying Party in one
language and then transition to their OpenID Provider's site in a
different language may find the overall experience to be very
disruptive. In many cases, the Relying Party may want to pass a
language
hint to the OpenID Provider to use to display the User Interface
to the
user, especially if the user is not already authenticated at the OP.
Statement of Purpose
This workgroup intends to produce a very brief OpenID extension to
enable the OpenID Authentication User Interface to be invoked in a
standalone popup window, and to allow the Relying Party to request
that
the user interface be displayed in a particular language.
Scope
Produce an extension that allows an OpenID Provider to indicate its
support of a popup friendly user interface, as opposed to the
default
user interface optimized for a full browser window. The popup must
be in
an independent browser window, and must not be framed by the RP.
The extension will also define a mechanim for RPs to pass a language
hint to the OP to help determine the langange used to display the
OpenID
Authentication user interface.
Out of Scope
The content of the user interface other than the language that the
interface is displayed in is out of scope.
Specifications
OpenID User Interface Extension 1.0
Anticipated audience
All those interested in improving OpenID Usability.
Language of business
English.
Method of work
Mailing list discussion. Posting of intermediate drafts in the
OpenID
Wiki. Virtual conferencing on an ad-hoc basis.
Basis for completion of the activity
The OpenID User Interface Extension 1.0 final draft is completed.
Proposers
* Allen Tom, atom at yahoo-inc.com, Yahoo!
* Brian Ellin, brian at janrain.com, Janrain
* David Recordon, david at sixapart.com, Six Apart
* Chris Messina, chris at citizenagency.com, Vidoop/DiSo Project
* Breno de Medeiros, breno at google.com, Google
* Luke Shepard, lshepard at facebook.com, Facebook
Initial Editors
* Allen Tom, atom at yahoo-inc.com, Yahoo!
* Breno de Medeiros, breno at google.com, Google
Available Choices:
* Approve New Working Group
* Reject New Working Group
* Abstain
Thank you for your participation!
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