FYI

From: Mike Jones
Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2015 11:54 PM
To: sp...@lists.openid.net; 'gene...@lists.openid.net'
Subject: OpenID Connect Back-Channel Logout Specification

A new back-channel OpenID Connect Logout spec has been published at 
http://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-backchannel-1_0.html.  This can coexist 
with or be used instead of the front-channel-based Session 
Management<http://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-session-1_0.html> and 
HTTP-Based Logout<http://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-logout-1_0.html> 
specifications.

The abstract for the new specification states:
This specification defines a logout mechanism that uses back-channel 
communication between the OP and RPs being logged out; this differs from 
front-channel logout mechanisms, which communicate logout requests from the OP 
to RPs via the User Agent.

This completes publication of the three planned OpenID Connect logout 
mechanisms:  two that communicate on the front-channel through the User Agent 
(browser) and this one that communicates on the back-channel, without involving 
the User Agent.  See the 
Introduction<http://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-backchannel-1_0-00.html#Introduction>
 for a discussion of the upsides and downsides of the different logout 
approaches.  As much as we'd like there to be a single logout solution, both 
experience and extensive discussions led us to the conclusion that there isn't 
a feasible one-size-fits-all approach.

Reviews of the new (and existing!) specifications are welcomed.

Thanks to John Bradley, Pedro Felix, Nat Sakimura, Brian Campbell, and Todd 
Lainhart for their contributions to the creation of the specification.

                                                            -- Mike

P.S.  This note was also published at http://self-issued.info/?p=1452 and as 
@selfissued<https://twitter.com/selfissued>.
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