OpenID Auth 2.0 and user-agent neutrality (or, OpenID with REST/SOAP)

Dick Hardt dick at sxip.com
Mon Nov 13 04:29:06 UTC 2006


On 12-Nov-06, at 8:19 PM, Adam Nelson wrote:

> Hi Dick:
>
>> I think REST support is a really useful feature, and have described
>> how that might happen in the past, but right now we are pretty
>> focussed on getting browser based auth finalized, and I think the
>> mechanisms for rich clients will be related, but slightly different.
>
> That all makes sense, thanks.  Is that to say that rich client support
> isn't a goal of v2.0 of the spec, or just a goal subsequent to the
> conclusion of browser-based auth?

Not a goal of OpenID Authentication 2.0

I think it would make sense to make it a separate document, and would  
value your involvement!

-- Dick



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