Request for consideration of AX 2.0 Working Group Charter Proposal

Dick Hardt dick.hardt at gmail.com
Fri Jan 23 18:54:44 UTC 2009


Hey Everyone
I dropped off the planet for a bit moving and getting my world setup. Have
missed all the email threads on this.

What have I missed out on? :-)

I plan on participating heavy in the AX 2.0 spec myself.

-- Dick

On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 12:12 PM, Allen Tom <atom at yahoo-inc.com> wrote:

> I believe that one of the goals of AX 2.0 should be to maintain
> backwards compatible with AX 1.0 whenever possible.
>
> Allen
>
>
> Mike Jones wrote:
> > Can you add a clear statement to the draft charter that implementations
> already using AX 1.0 will remain compatible with the output of this working
> group?  Or is backwards-compatibility with existing AX implementations not a
> goal of this work?
> >
> >                                 -- Mike
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: specs-bounces at openid.net [mailto:specs-bounces at openid.net] On
> Behalf Of Breno de Medeiros
> > Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 6:18 PM
> > To: OpenID Specs Mailing List
> > Cc: dick at skip.com; hdknr at ic-tact.co.jp; mgraves at janrain.com
> > Subject: Request for consideration of Working Group Charter Proposal
> >
> > I would like to submit the following proposal for a new Working Group
> > charter to your consideration, following the OpenID IPR process:
> >
> > The proposal charter is also available at:
> > http://wiki.openid.net/Working_Groups:AX_2.0
> >
> > OpenID Attribute Exchange 2.0 Working Group (AX 2.0)
> >
> >
> > Charter Proposal
> >
> > In accordance with the OpenID Foundation IPR policies and procedures
> > this note proposes the formation of a new working group chartered to
> > produce an OpenID specification. As per Section 4.1 of the Policies,
> > the proposed charter is below (still liable to change during this
> > feedback period).
> >
> >
> > I. Name
> >
> > Attribute Exchange Extension Working Group (AX)
> >
> >
> > II. Statement of Purpose
> >
> > Produce an updated version of the Attribute Exchange Extension.
> >
> >
> > III. Scope
> >
> > Update the Attribute Exchange Extension to include support for
> > identified needs. Currently identified needs:
> >
> >     * Provide mechanisms for RP to require, and the OP to assert,
> > claims about the quality of the attributes.
> >     * Create an extensible registry of claim types, such as
> > axschema.org for attribute types. The registry should also provide
> > non-normative guidance on how claims can be validated, which will
> > depend on the nature of attribute type as well as claim type.
> >     * Introduce a new request/response mode which, unlike fetch and
> > store, allows for both transmittal of some values and request of
> > others. The transmittal not necessarily has the significance of a
> > "store" request (could be informative, or for requesting validation).
> >     * Introduce a direct communication method in both directions
> > (OP<->RP), supported via discovery, for bulk exchange of attributes
> > about (potentially) multiple users.
> >
> >
> > IV. Specifications
> >
> > OpenID Attribute Exchange 2.0
> >
> >
> > V. Anticipated audience
> >
> > All those interested in the obtaining attributes about users
> > authenticated via OpenID.
> >
> >
> > VI. Language of business
> >
> > English.
> >
> >
> > VII. Method of work
> >
> > Mailing list discussion. Posting of intermediate drafts in the OpenID
> > Wiki. Virtual conferencing on an ad-hoc basis.
> >
> >
> > VIII. Basis for completion of the activity
> >
> > The Attribute Exchange 2.0 spec final draft is delivered and the form
> > of management and maintenance of the registry is established.
> >
> >
> > Background Information
> > I. Related Work
> >
> > Attribute Exchange (1.0), and Simple Registration.
> > II. Initial Membership
> >
> >     * Tom Allen, atom at yahoo-inc.com. Yahoo! Inc (editor)
> >     * Mike Graves, mgraves at janrain.com, JanRain, Inc.
> >     * Dick Hardt, dick at skip.com. Sxip Identity.
> >     * Breno de Medeiros, breno at google.com. Google, Inc. (editor)
> >     * Hideki Nara, hdknr at ic-tact.co.jp, Tact Communications
> >     * Nat Sakimura, n-sakimura at nri.co.jp (editor)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > --Breno
> >
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