[OpenID board] Fwd: RECOMMENDED: Proposal to create the OpenID User Interface working group
David Recordon
david at sixapart.com
Mon Mar 2 04:10:19 UTC 2009
I'll try to remember to send all email like this to the Board as well moving forward...
----- "David Recordon" <david at sixapart.com> wrote:
> The Specifications Council recommends that the Foundation members
> unanimously approve the creation of the OpenID User Interface working
> group (votes found below), as proposed below and found at
> http://wiki.openid.net/OpenID-User-Interface-Work-Group-Proposal.
>
> If you are a member of the OpenID Foundation, you'll be able to login
> and vote on the creation of this new working group after this 14-day
> notice period. The vote thus will be from Sunday March 15th through
> Sunday March 29th. All votes are held in US Pacific Time.
>
> --David
>
> Specs Council Voting:
> Allen Tom -
> http://openid.net/pipermail/specs/2009-February/002726.html
> Brad Fitzpatrick -
> http://openid.net/pipermail/specs/2009-February/002729.html
> David Recordon -
> http://openid.net/pipermail/specs/2009-February/002731.html
> Dick Hardt -
> http://openid.net/pipermail/specs-council/2009-February/000115.html
> Johnny Bufu -
> http://openid.net/pipermail/specs-council/2009-February/000116.html
> Josh Hoyt -
> http://openid.net/pipermail/specs-council/2009-February/000119.html
> Mike Jones -
> http://openid.net/pipermail/specs-council/2009-February/000120.html
>
> Proposal:
>
> 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, atom at yahoo-inc.com, Yahoo!
> * Brian Ellin, brian at janrain.com, Janrain
> * David Recordon, david at sixapart.com, Six Apart
> * Chris Messina, chris at citizenagency.com, Vidoop/DiSo Project
> * Breno de Medeiros, breno at google.com, Google
> * Luke Shepard, lshepard at facebook.com, Facebook
>
>
> Initial Editors
>
> * Allen Tom, atom at yahoo-inc.com, Yahoo!
> * Breno de Medeiros, breno at google.com, Google
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