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<p class="MsoNormal">The OpenID Connect Working Group recommends approval of the following specifications as OpenID Implementer’s Drafts:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">      
</span></span><![endif]>Basic Client Profile – Simple, self-contained profile for a Web-based Relying Parties using the OAuth code flow.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">      
</span></span><![endif]>Implicit Client Profile – Simple, self-contained profile for a Web-based Relying Parties using the OAuth implicit flow.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">      
</span></span><![endif]>Messages – Defines the messages that are used by OpenID Connect.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">      
</span></span><![endif]>Standard – Defines an HTTP binding for the Messages, for both Relying Parties and OpenID Providers.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">      
</span></span><![endif]>Discovery – Defines how Relying Parties dynamically discover information about OpenID Providers.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">      
</span></span><![endif]>Dynamic Registration – Defines how Relying Parties dynamically register with OpenID Providers.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">      
</span></span><![endif]>Session Management – Defines how to manage OpenID Connect sessions, including logout functionality.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">      
</span></span><![endif]>Multiple Response Type Encoding – Registers OAuth 2.0 “<span style="font-family:"Courier New"">response_type</span>” values used by OpenID Connect.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">An Implementer’s Draft is a stable version of a specification providing intellectual property protections to implementers of the specification.  This note starts the 45 day public review period for the specification drafts in accordance
 with the OpenID Foundation IPR policies and procedures.  This review period will end on Monday, July 22, 2013.  Unless issues are identified during the review that the working group believes must be addressed by revising the drafts, this review period will
 be followed by a seven day voting period during which OpenID Foundation members will vote on whether to approve these drafts as OpenID Implementer’s Drafts.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">These specifications are available at:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">       
</span></span></span><![endif]><a href="http://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-basic-1_0-28.html">http://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-basic-1_0-28.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">       
</span></span></span><![endif]><a href="http://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-implicit-1_0-11.html">http://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-implicit-1_0-11.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">       
</span></span></span><![endif]><a href="http://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-messages-1_0-20.html">http://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-messages-1_0-20.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">       
</span></span></span><![endif]><a href="http://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-standard-1_0-21.html">http://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-standard-1_0-21.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><a href="http://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-discovery-1_0-17.html">http://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-discovery-1_0-17.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">       
</span></span></span><![endif]><a href="http://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-registration-1_0-19.html">http://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-registration-1_0-19.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">       
</span></span></span><![endif]><a href="http://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-session-1_0-15.html">http://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-session-1_0-15.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">       
</span></span></span><![endif]><a href="http://openid.net/specs/oauth-v2-multiple-response-types-1_0-08.html">http://openid.net/specs/oauth-v2-multiple-response-types-1_0-08.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A description of OpenID Connect can be found at <a href="http://openid.net/connect/">
http://openid.net/connect/</a>. The working group page is <a href="http://openid.net/wg/connect/">
http://openid.net/wg/connect/</a>.  Information on joining the OpenID Foundation can be found at
<a href="https://openid.net/foundation/members/registration">https://openid.net/foundation/members/registration</a>.  If you’re not already a member, please consider joining to participate in the approval vote.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You can send feedback on the specifications in a way that enables the working group to act upon your feedback by (1) signing the contribution agreement at
<a href="http://openid.net/intellectual-property/">http://openid.net/intellectual-property/</a> to join the working group (please specify that you are joining the “AB+Connect” working group on your contribution agreement), (2) joining the working group mailing
 list at <a href="http://lists.openid.net/mailman/listinfo/openid-specs-ab">http://lists.openid.net/mailman/listinfo/openid-specs-ab</a>, and (3) sending your feedback to the list.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(This notice has also been posted at <a href="http://openid.net/2013/06/07/review-of-proposed-openid-connect-implementers-drafts/">
http://openid.net/2013/06/07/review-of-proposed-openid-connect-implementers-drafts/</a>.)<o:p></o:p></p>
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