2nd Draft of the OpenID v.Next Discovery Working Group Charter

Allen Tom atom at yahoo-inc.com
Mon Apr 19 22:00:20 UTC 2010


Hi All,

Mike Jones and I have revised the proposed charter for the OpenID v.Next
Discovery Working Group.  The main change is that the infamous NASCAR
problem is within scope. There are many potential ways that we can try to
solve (or optimize) the NASCAR, including client/browser support, as well as
server-side approaches. The text ³enable potential mechanisms for
discovering context-relevant OpenID providers² means that addressing the
NASCAR issue is within the scope of the Working Group.

The other change was to correct a typo in the 3rd bullet point: enable
discovery of attributes about OpenID v.Next OPs and RPs, including, but not
limited to visual logos and human-readable site names. The previous version
of the draft omitted the ³not²

Here¹s the current draft of the charter:

(a)  Charter.
(i)                  WG name:  OpenID v.Next Discovery.
(ii)                  Purpose:  Produce a discovery specification or family
of discovery specifications for OpenID v.Next that address the limitations
and drawbacks present in the OpenID 2.0 discovery facilities that limit
OpenID¹s applicability, adoption, usability, privacy, and security.
Specific goals are:
·      enable discovery for OpenID identifiers, including those utilizing
e-mail address syntax and those that are URLs,

·      enable discovery of features supported by OpenID v.Next OpenID
Providers and Relying Parties,

·      enable discovery of attributes about OpenID v.Next OPs and RPs,
including, but not limited to visual logos and human-readable site names,

·      enable discovery supporting a spectrum of clients, including passive
clients per current usage, thin active clients, and active clients with OP
functionality,

·      enable discovery supporting authentication to and use of attributes
by non-browser applications,

·      enable potential mechanisms for discovering context-relevant OpenID
providers,

·      seamlessly integrate with and complement the other OpenID v.Next
specifications.

              Compatibility with OpenID 2.0 is an explicit non-goal for this
work.
(iii)                  Scope:  Produce a next generation OpenID discovery
specification or specifications, consistent with the purpose statement.
(iv)                  Proposed List of Specifications:  OpenID v.Next
Discovery and possibly related specifications.
(v)                  Anticipated audience or users of the work: Implementers
of OpenID Providers, Relying Parties, Active Clients, and non-browser
applications utilizing OpenID.
(vi)                  Language in which the WG will conduct business:
English.
(vii)                  Method of work:  E-mail discussions on the working
group mailing list, working group conference calls, and face-to-face
meetings at the Internet Identity Workshop and OpenID summits.
(viii)                  Basis for determining when the work of the WG is
completed:  Work will not be deemed to be complete until there is a
consensus that the resulting protocol specification or family of
specifications fulfills the working group goals.  Additional proposed
changes beyond that initial consensus will be evaluated on the basis of
whether they increase or decrease consensus within the working group.  The
work will be completed once it is apparent that maximal consensus on the
draft has been achieved, consistent with the purpose and scope.
(b)  Background Information.
(i)                  Related work being done in other WGs or organizations:
OpenID Authentication 2.0 and related specifications, including Yadis 1.0.
OAuth and OAuth WRAP.  XRDS, XRD, and WebFinger.
(ii)                  Proposers:
Allen Tom, atom at yahoo-inc.com, Yahoo! (co-chair)
Michael B. Jones, mbj at microsoft.com, Microsoft (co-chair)
John Bradley, ve7jtb at ve7jtb.com, independent
Additional proposers to be added here
(iii)                  Anticipated Contributions:  None.
 

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