Breno - can we add you as a proposer? Allen
On 5/21/10 7:58 PM, "Breno de Medeiros" <[email protected]> wrote: > Agreed. > > While it's clear that other WGs might have to coordinate with the > discovery WG, I think there's value in having a separate discovery WG > for the reasons you mention. > > On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 19:28, Allen Tom <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> Regarding all the various WG proposals at least with the Discovery WG, I >> think there¹s universal consensus that the existing OpenID 2.0 discovery >> mechanism is very deficient and must be revised or even completely >> replaced. Yadis is obsolete and overly complex, and there¹s been a lot of >> innovation in Discovery after OpenID 2.0 was finalized. >> >> The authors of the OpenID User Interface extension found several cases where >> OpenID discovery needed to be updated, yet extending the existing 2.0 >> discovery did not quite work. (RP/OP Logos/Metadata, publishing which UI >> modes and display languages were supported, support for browser assistants, >> etc) >> >> The Discovery WG charter is well defined and focused the output of the WG >> is expected to be usable for future iterations of OpenID. Given that the >> community wants to quickly advance OpenID, my hope is that the future >> discovery work can be developed in parallel and kept in sync with the other >> initiatives. >> >> Allen >> >> >> On 5/21/10 6:05 PM, "Allen Tom" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Per the OpenID Foundation IPR policies and procedures, this note formally >> proposes the formation of a new OpenID working group. The charter and >> background information for the proposed group are as follows. >> >> (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 OpenID¹s >> applicability, adoption, usability, privacy, and security. Specific goals >> are: >> · enable discovery for and normalization of 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, >> >> · enable discovery of public keys, >> >> · enable potential mechanisms for discovering context-relevant OpenID >> providers, >> >> · 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 2.0. XRDS, XRD, host-meta, Web Linking, XAuth, LRDD, and >> WebFinger. >> (ii) Proposers: >> Allen Tom, [email protected], Yahoo! (co-chair) >> Michael B. Jones, [email protected], Microsoft (co-chair) >> John Bradley, [email protected], independent >> Dick Hardt, [email protected], independent >> >> > > _______________________________________________ specs mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openid.net/mailman/listinfo/openid-specs
