This creates a new direct message type.   I thought extensions were extending 
the existing messages.

It is probably a grey area.

Other protocols consider this to be a separate protocol binding rather than an 
extension of the redirect or POST binding.

John B.


On 2010-02-05, at 12:23 PM, David Recordon wrote:

> Hey Nat,
> Shouldn't this be considered an extension?
> 
> --David
> 
> On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 2:54 PM, Nat Sakimura <[email protected]> wrote:
> OpenID Artifact Binding Working Group
> Charter Proposal
> In accordance with the OpenID Foundation IPR policies and procedures this 
> note proposes the formation of a new working group chartered to produce an 
> OpenID specification. As per Section 4.1 of the Policies, the proposed 
> charter is below.
> I. Name
> Artifact Binding Working Group (AB)
> II. Statement of Purpose
> Produce a binding of OpenID requests and response (assertion) that uses 
> direct communication for main payload and indirect communication for a small 
> reference data called Artifact to cope with long URL limits experienced by man
> III. Scope
> Create the Artifact Binding to support the identified needs. Currently 
> identified: 
> Cope with long url problem, especially for mobile browsers. 
> Cope with the security problems of non-encrypted payload to go through the 
> user agents which may act as a man-in-the-middle. 
> IV. Specifications
> OpenID Artifact Binding 1.0
> V. Anticipated audience
> All those interested in using OpenID in mobile and other constrained browser 
> and server elements. 
> VI. Language of business
> English.
> VII. Method of work
> Mailing list discussion. Posting of intermediate drafts in the OpenID Wiki. 
> Virtual conferencing on an ad-hoc basis.
> VIII. Basis for completion of the activity
> The Artifact Binding 1.0 spec made final.
> Background Information
> I. Related Work
> SAML Artifact Binding
> OAuth
> Wrap
> Contract Exchange
> II. Initial Membership
> Breno de Medeiros, [email protected]. Google, Inc. 
> Hideki Nara, [email protected], Tact Communications
> Nat Sakimura, [email protected], Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.  (editor)
> John Bradley, [email protected]
> Allen Tom, [email protected], Yahoo!
> Will Norris, [email protected]
> III. Expected contribution
>  
> Draft: OpenID Artifact Binding 1.0 - Draft 01, 
> http://www.sakimura.org/specs/ab/1.0/
> 
> -- 
> Nat Sakimura (=nat)
> http://www.sakimura.org/en/
> http://twitter.com/_nat_en
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