<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I'm not sure if the process regarding ballots includes "discussion" during the period the ballot is open, but I will assume it does and bring my discussion topic to the General list.<div><br></div><div>This proposal is specifically scoped to a pop-up window paradigm. Therefore it concerns me that the specification is going to be branded "OpenID User Interface Extension 1.0" and the Working Group will be branded *the* "OpenID User Interface Working Group". Certainly there must be other approaches to improving OpenID UI. Hasn't the eCommerce industry been teaching users to never put their credentials into a pop-up window for fear of phishing?<div><br></div><div>I would like to vote in favor of this Working Group but I cannot support it as written. I humbly suggest the following changes:</div><div><br></div><div>Name to: "OpenID Pop-Up User Interface Working Group"</div><div>Specification to: "OpenID Pop-Up User Interface Extension 1.0"</div><div><br></div><div>Those two minor changes would signify an awareness that there may be other approaches to improving the OpenID UI, and it might even encourage some alternative proposals to come forward which will only strengthen OpenID UI down-the-road.<br><div><br></div><div>P.S.</div><div>If I'm out-of-compliance with OIDF process please let me know and point me to the process document I should reference in the future.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you,</div><div><br><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Brett McDowell | +1.413.652.1248 | <a href="http://info.brettmcdowell.com">http://info.brettmcdowell.com</a></div></div></span> </div><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a href="mailto:membership@oidf.org">membership@oidf.org</a></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">March 19, 2009 9:40:23 AM EDT</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a href="mailto:brett@ICTprojects.com">brett@ICTprojects.com</a></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[OpenID Foundation] New Poll Opened</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> </div><div>Hello Brett McDowell,<br><br>Voting has opened on the following poll -- please register your vote before 2009-03-26.<br><br>Link: <a href="https://openid.net/foundation/members/polls/15">https://openid.net/foundation/members/polls/15</a><br><br>Title: Approve the Creation of the OpenID User Interface Working Group<br><br>Description: The Specifications Council recommends that the Foundation members approve the creation of the OpenID User Interface Working Group, as proposed below.<br><br> Name<br><br>OpenID User Interface Working Group<br><br><br> Background Information<br><br>OpenID traditionally requires the Relying Party to redirect the entire <br>browser window to the OpenID Provider for the user to authenticate <br>before redirecting the browser back to the Relying Party. It is believed <br>that the User Experience (UX) could be significantly improved if the <br>authentication flow occurred within a smaller popup window, making the <br>experience less disruptive to the user. <br><br>Although it is possible for Relying Parties to open a popup window for <br>the user to authenticate at the OpenID Provider using the Provider's <br>default user interface, the overall user experience can be optimized if <br>the OP was aware that its UI was running within a popup. For instance, <br>an OP may want to resize the popup browser window when using the popup <br>interface, but would probably not want to resize the full browser window <br>when using the default redirect interface. Another optimization is that <br>the OP can close the popup, rather than return a negative assertion if <br>the user chooses to cancel the authentication request. <br><br>Users who begin the OpenID sign in process on a Relying Party in one <br>language and then transition to their OpenID Provider's site in a <br>different language may find the overall experience to be very <br>disruptive. In many cases, the Relying Party may want to pass a language <br>hint to the OpenID Provider to use to display the User Interface to the <br>user, especially if the user is not already authenticated at the OP.<br><br><br><br><br> Statement of Purpose<br><br>This workgroup intends to produce a very brief OpenID extension to <br>enable the OpenID Authentication User Interface to be invoked in a <br>standalone popup window, and to allow the Relying Party to request that <br>the user interface be displayed in a particular language.<br><br><br><br><br> Scope<br><br>Produce an extension that allows an OpenID Provider to indicate its <br>support of a popup friendly user interface, as opposed to the default <br>user interface optimized for a full browser window. The popup must be in <br>an independent browser window, and must not be framed by the RP. <br><br><br><br>The extension will also define a mechanim for RPs to pass a language <br>hint to the OP to help determine the langange used to display the OpenID <br>Authentication user interface.<br><br><br> Out of Scope <br><br>The content of the user interface other than the language that the <br>interface is displayed in is out of scope.<br><br><br><br><br> Specifications <br><br>OpenID User Interface Extension 1.0 <br><br><br> Anticipated audience<br><br>All those interested in improving OpenID Usability. <br><br><br> Language of business<br><br>English. <br><br><br> Method of work<br><br>Mailing list discussion. Posting of intermediate drafts in the OpenID <br>Wiki. Virtual conferencing on an ad-hoc basis. <br><br><br> Basis for completion of the activity<br><br>The OpenID User Interface Extension 1.0 final draft is completed. <br><br><br> Proposers<br><br> * Allen Tom, atom at yahoo-inc.com, Yahoo!<br> * Brian Ellin, brian at janrain.com, Janrain<br> * David Recordon, david at sixapart.com, Six Apart<br> * Chris Messina, chris at citizenagency.com, Vidoop/DiSo Project <br> * Breno de Medeiros, breno at google.com, Google<br> * Luke Shepard, lshepard at facebook.com, Facebook<br><br><br> Initial Editors<br><br> * Allen Tom, atom at yahoo-inc.com, Yahoo!<br> * Breno de Medeiros, breno at google.com, Google<br><br>Available Choices:<br><br>* Approve New Working Group<br>* Reject New Working Group<br>* Abstain<br><br>Thank you for your participation!<br><br>---<br>The OpenID Foundation<br><a href="http://openid.net/foundation/">http://openid.net/foundation/</a><br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div></div></body></html>