On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 12:30 PM, Mike Jones <[email protected]>wrote:
> What follows is a draft charter for the OpenID v.Next Discovery working > group. This is one of 5 related charters for v.Next working groups to be > formed to be discussed here, per my previous message. Feedback is welcome, > as are potential working group participants. > > > > -- Mike > > > > *(a)** Charter.* > > *(i)* *WG name:* OpenID v.Next Discovery. > > *(ii)* *Purpose:* Produce a discovery specification or family of > discovery specifications for OpenID v.Next that address the limitations and > drawbacks present in the OpenID 2.0 discovery facilities that limit OpenID’s > applicability, adoption, usability, privacy, and security. Specific goals > are: > > · enable discovery for OpenID identifiers, including those > utilizing e-mail address syntax and those that are URLs, > > · enable discovery of features supported by OpenID v.Next OpenID > Providers and Relying Parties, > > · enable discovery of attributes about OpenID v.Next OPs and RPs, > including, but > not? > limited to visual logos and human-readable site names, > > · enable discovery supporting a spectrum of clients, including > passive clients per current usage, thin active clients, and active clients > with OP functionality, > > · enable discovery supporting authentication to and use of > attributes by non-browser applications, > > · seamlessly integrate with and complement the other OpenID v.Next > specifications. > > Compatibility with OpenID 2.0 is an explicit non-goal for this > work. > > *(iii)* *Scope:* Produce a next generation OpenID discovery > specification or specifications, consistent with the purpose statement. > > *(iv)* *Proposed List of Specifications*: OpenID v.Next Discovery and > possibly related specifications. > > *(v)* *Anticipated audience or users of the work:* Implementers of > OpenID Providers, Relying Parties, Active Clients, and non-browser > applications utilizing OpenID. > > *(vi)* *Language in which the WG will conduct business*: English. > > *(vii)* *Method of work: *E-mail discussions on the working group > mailing list, working group conference calls, and face-to-face meetings at > the Internet Identity Workshop and OpenID summits. > > *(viii)* *Basis for determining when the work of the WG is completed:* > Work will not be deemed to be complete until there is a consensus that the > resulting protocol specification or family of specifications fulfills the > working group goals. Additional proposed changes beyond that initial > consensus will be evaluated on the basis of whether they increase or > decrease consensus within the working group. The work will be completed > once it is apparent that maximal consensus on the draft has been achieved, > consistent with the purpose and scope. > > *(b)** Background Information.* > > *(i)* *Related work being done in other WGs or organizations*: > OpenID Authentication 2.0 and related specifications, including Yadis 1.0. > OAuth and OAuth WRAP. XRDS, XRD, and WebFinger. > > *(ii)* *Proposers:* > > Allen Tom, [email protected], Yahoo! (co-chair) > > Michael B. Jones, [email protected], Microsoft (co-chair) > > John Bradley, [email protected], independent > > *Additional proposers to be added here* > > *(iii)* *Anticipated Contributions*: None. > > > > _______________________________________________ > specs mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openid.net/mailman/listinfo/openid-specs > >
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