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

Nat sakimura at gmail.com
Mon Apr 19 22:15:02 UTC 2010


Thanks Tom.

I think it is included in the attributes, but public key info may  
qualify as a special item just like logo.

BTW, is normalization of identifiers included in the discovery or  
elsewhere?

=nat @ Tokyo via iPhone

On 2010/04/20, at 7:00, Allen Tom <atom at yahoo-inc.com> wrote:

> 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  
> “enable potential mechanisms for discovering context-relevant OpenID 
>  providers” means that addressing the NASCAR issue is within the sco 
> pe 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 “not”
>
> Here’s 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 OpenID’s applicability, adoption, usability, p 
> rivacy, and security.  Specific goals are:
> ·      enable discovery for OpenID identifiers, including those util 
> izing e-mail address syntax and those that are URLs,
>
> ·      enable discovery of features supported by OpenID v.Next OpenI 
> D Providers and Relying Parties,
>
> ·      enable discovery of attributes about OpenID v.Next OPs and RP 
> s, including, but not limited to visual logos and human-readable sit 
> e names,
>
> ·      enable discovery supporting a spectrum of clients, including  
> passive clients per current usage, thin active clients, and active c 
> lients with OP functionality,
>
> ·      enable discovery supporting authentication to and use of attr 
> ibutes by non-browser applications,
>
> ·      enable potential mechanisms for discovering context-relevant  
> OpenID providers,
>
> ·      seamlessly integrate with and complement the other OpenID v.N 
> ext 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.
>
> <OpenID v.Next Discovery Working Group Charter.doc>
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