Re: Auto logout? Request re-authentication from the server?

2008-07-02 Thread Martin Paljak
On Jul 2, 2008, at 6:29 PM, Simon Josefsson wrote: > Martin Paljak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> Hi Simon, >> >> >> I believe expires_in from >> http://openid.net/specs/openid-authentication-2_0.html#anchor20 >> is the thing you're interested in? > Possibly the 'expires_in' is what I am looking

Re: Auto logout? Request re-authentication from the server?

2008-07-02 Thread Hans Granqvist
'expires_in' relates to the length of the RP->OP assoc, not the length of the EU->RP session. I don't think that param is usable for you, unless I completely misunderstand what you're trying to achieve, which I think is that the end-user has to occasionally re-authenticate? Hans On Wed, Jul 2, 2

Re: Auto logout? Request re-authentication from the server?

2008-07-02 Thread Simon Josefsson
Martin Paljak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi Simon, > > > I believe expires_in from > http://openid.net/specs/openid-authentication-2_0.html#anchor20 > is the thing you're interested in? Hi Martin. Ah, thanks for the pointer, I wasn't aware of that parameter. It isn't _exactly_ what I'm look

Re: Auto logout? Request re-authentication from the server?

2008-07-02 Thread Martin Paljak
Hi Simon, I believe expires_in from http://openid.net/specs/openid-authentication-2_0.html#anchor20 is the thing you're interested in? On Jul 2, 2008, at 5:40 PM, Simon Josefsson wrote: > Dick Hardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> One parameter of PAPE was allowing the RP to specify how l

Re: Auto logout? Request re-authentication from the server?

2008-07-02 Thread Simon Josefsson
Dick Hardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > One parameter of PAPE was allowing the RP to specify how long it had > been since the OP had authenticated the user. I looked at the max_auth_age property, but it seems somewhat reverse to what I am looking for: the max_auth_age property allows the RP to r

Re: Auto logout? Request re-authentication from the server?

2008-07-02 Thread Dick Hardt
One parameter of PAPE was allowing the RP to specify how long it had been since the OP had authenticated the user. There is a PAPE working group right now, if you were interested in looking at how your suggestions would be incorporated, I am sure they would welcome you to the group. I've cc

Auto logout? Request re-authentication from the server?

2008-07-02 Thread Simon Josefsson
Hi. Is there a best practice on how Openid consumers can find out whether re-authenticating the user, via the OpenID server, once in a while can lead to improved security? The security of normal one-time password systems (SecurID, SMS codes, Yubikeys, ..) can be improved if you ask for a new one-