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[Breno de Medeiros]

On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 5:00 PM, Nat Sakimura <sakimura at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Breno,
>
> I am hoping that the core spec will define public key based signature.
> If it is done, CX is going to use it.
> Dsig thing in the CX proposal is there just for the sake if it did not make
> it into the core spec because it absolutely is a MUST for CX.
> (Although, from the modularity point of view, it might be better to define
> dsig separately and reference it from the core spec.)

As long as you are aware of the issue, you can tackle this at a latter
point by how you structure your deliverables.

>
> =nat
>
>
> On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 2:20 AM, Breno de Medeiros <breno at google.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Nat,
>>
>> I see that as part of your scope you are discussing an OpenID D-Sign
>> deliverable. Is this really necessary?
>>
>> For instance, the XRD 1.0 spec (which at this point is planned for
>> incorporation into the OpenID spec by reference) will introduce a
>> signature scheme for trust purposes. That will mean that a  a D-Sig
>> algorithm will be part of the core spec.
>>
>> There is also some speculation that OpenID will support OAuth style
>> signatures  (which include a public-key variant) for harmonization. If
>> that happens there would be _two_ public-key signature schemes as part
>> of the core spec.
>>
>> I understand the public-key signatures is a core requirement for a
>> trust specification.  But I doubt there is a reason to re-invent such
>> a scheme. Signature schemes are supposed to be somewhat generic, not
>> purpose-specific. We should try to specify only a few of them, and
>> probably the place to do that is the core OpenID spec.
>>
>> 2008/12/4 Nat Sakimura <sakimura at gmail.com>:
>> > Thanks David,
>> > I have put the CX page onto it.
>> > Regards,
>> > =nat
>> >
>> > On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 4:40 PM, David Recordon <drecordon at sixapart.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> We now have a wiki page for Working Groups!
>> >>  http://wiki.openid.net/Working_Groups
>> >>
>> >> I've listed the current PAPE WG as well as the groups that I know have
>> >> been proposed.  I've also filled in the draft charter for the Auth 2.1
>> >> group at http://wiki.openid.net/Working_Groups:Auth_2.1.
>> >>
>> >> If you're wanting to see a WG happen, please take this time to fill in
>> >> it's draft charter so that members of this list can review it.  My
>> >> goal would be to have all four of the proposed groups ready to be
>> >> voted on by the Foundation Membership during the same period as the
>> >> Board election -- one week from today -- so that they can all be
>> >> created within the next two weeks.
>> >>
>> >> If you need help writing a charter, I'm happy to help.
>> >>
>> >> --David
>> >>
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