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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