+1 (not sure if I am still on the council or not though :-)
On 23-Feb-09, at 11:39 AM, David Recordon wrote:
+1
On Feb 20, 2009, at 6:19 PM, Allen Tom wrote:
Hi Specs Council,
Please consider the attached proposal to form the User Interface
Work Group.
http://wiki.openid.net/OpenID-User-Interface-Work-Group-Proposal
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 (still liable to change
during this feedback period).
Name
OpenID User Interface Working Group
Background Information
OpenID traditionally requires the Relying Party to redirect the
entire browser window to the OpenID Provider for the user to
authenticate before redirecting the browser back to the Relying
Party. It is believed that the User Experience (UX) could be
significantly improved if the authentication flow occurred within a
smaller popup window, making the experience less disruptive to the
user.
Although it is possible for Relying Parties to open a popup window
for the user to authenticate at the OpenID Provider using the
Provider's default user interface, the overall user experience can
be optimized if the OP was aware that its UI was running within a
popup. For instance, an OP may want to resize the popup browser
window when using the popup interface, but would probably not want
to resize the full browser window when using the default redirect
interface. Another optimization is that the OP can close the popup,
rather than return a negative assertion if the user chooses to
cancel the authentication request.
Users who begin the OpenID sign in process on a Relying Party in
one language and then transition to their OpenID Provider's site in
a different language may find the overall experience to be very
disruptive. In many cases, the Relying Party may want to pass a
language hint to the OpenID Provider to use to display the User
Interface to the user, especially if the user is not already
authenticated at the OP.
Statement of Purpose
This workgroup intends to produce a very brief OpenID extension to
enable the OpenID Authentication User Interface to be invoked in a
standalone popup window, and to allow the Relying Party to request
that the user interface be displayed in a particular language.
Scope
Produce an extension that allows an OpenID Provider to indicate its
support of a popup friendly user interface, as opposed to the
default user interface optimized for a full browser window. The
popup must be in an independent browser window, and must not be
framed by the RP.
The extension will also define a mechanim for RPs to pass a
language hint to the OP to help determine the langange used to
display the OpenID Authentication user interface.
Out of Scope
The content of the user interface other than the language that the
interface is displayed in is out of scope.
Specifications
OpenID User Interface Extension 1.0
Anticipated audience
All those interested in improving OpenID Usability.
Language of business
English.
Method of work
Mailing list discussion. Posting of intermediate drafts in the
OpenID Wiki. Virtual conferencing on an ad-hoc basis.
Basis for completion of the activity
The OpenID User Interface Extension 1.0 final draft is completed.
Proposers
* Allen Tom, a...@yahoo-inc.com, Yahoo!
* Brian Ellin, br...@janrain.com, Janrain
* David Recordon, da...@sixapart.com, Six Apart
* Chris Messina, ch...@citizenagency.com, Vidoop/DiSo Project *
Breno de Medeiros, br...@google.com, Google
* Luke Shepard, lshep...@facebook.com, Facebook
Initial Editors
* Allen Tom, a...@yahoo-inc.com, Yahoo!
* Breno de Medeiros, br...@google.com, Google
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