v.Next Core Protocol WG Charter

Phillip Hallam-Baker hallam at gmail.com
Tue May 25 18:19:05 UTC 2010


Yes.

On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 1:37 PM, Dick Hardt <dick.hardt at gmail.com> wrote:
> Did you want to be added as a prooser Phillip?
>
> -- Dick
>
> On 2010-05-25, at 7:57 AM, Phillip Hallam-Baker <hallam at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> This works for me
>>
>> On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 10:12 PM, Dick Hardt <dick.hardt at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>> This is a formal submission to the OpenID Specs Council to approve
>>> the v.Next Core Protocol Working Group.
>>> Changes to since the last draft are:
>>>
>>> ·       evaluate mechanisms for providing redundancy
>>>
>>> ·       depreciate redundant or unused mechanisms
>>>
>>> -- Dick
>>>
>>> (a)  Charter.
>>>
>>> (i)                  WG name:  OpenID v.Next Core Protocol.
>>>
>>> (ii)                  Purpose:  Produce a core protocol
>>> specification or
>>> family of specifications for OpenID v.Next that address the
>>> limitations and
>>> drawbacks present in OpenID 2.0 that limit OpenID’s applicability,
>>>  adoption,
>>> usability, privacy, and security.  Specific goals are:
>>>
>>> ·       define core message flows and verification methods,
>>>
>>> ·       enable support for controlled release of attributes,
>>>
>>> ·        enable aggregation of attributes from multiple attribute
>>> sources,
>>>
>>> ·        enable attribute sources to provide verified attributes,
>>>
>>> ·        enable the sources of attributes to be verified,
>>>
>>> ·       enable support for a spectrum of clients, including passiv
>>> e clients
>>> per current usage, thin active clients, and active clients with OP
>>> functionality,
>>>
>>> ·       enable authentication to and use of attributes by non-brow
>>> ser
>>> applications,
>>>
>>> ·       enable optimized protocol flows combining authentication,
>>> attribute
>>> release, and resource authorization,
>>>
>>> ·       define profiles and support features intended to enable Op
>>> enID to be
>>> used at levels of assurance higher than NIST SP800-63 v2 level 1 ,
>>>
>>> ·       ensure the use of OpenID on mobile and other emerging devi
>>> ces,
>>>
>>> ·       ensure the use of OpenID on existing browsers with URL len
>>> gth
>>> restrictions,
>>>
>>> ·       define an extension mechanism for identified capabilities
>>> that are
>>> not in the core specification
>>>
>>>  ·     evaluate the use of public key technology to enhance, secur
>>> ity,
>>> scalability and performance,
>>>
>>> ·       evaluate inclusion of single sign out
>>>
>>> ·       evaluate mechanisms for providing redundancy
>>>
>>> ·       complement OAuth 2.0
>>>
>>> ·       minimize migration effort from OpenID 2.0
>>>
>>> ·       seamlessly integrate with and complement the other OpenID
>>> v.Next
>>> specifications.
>>>
>>> ·       depreciate redundant or unused mechanisms
>>>
>>>  Compatibility with OpenID 2.0 is an explicit non-goal for this work.
>>>
>>> (iii)                  Scope:  Produce a next generation OpenID core
>>> protocol specification or specifications, consistent with the purpose
>>> statement.
>>>
>>> (iv)                  Proposed List of Specifications:  OpenID
>>> v.Next Core
>>> Protocol 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
>>> rough
>>> 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 rough consensus on
>>> the draft
>>> has been achieved and there are two working, interoperating
>>> implementations,
>>> 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
>>> Attribute
>>> Exchange (AX), Contract Exchange (CX), Provider Authentication Policy
>>> Extension (PAPE), Artifact Binding (AB) and the draft User
>>> Interface (UI)
>>> Extension.  OAuth 2.0, SAML 2.0 Core and SAML Authn Context.
>>>
>>> (ii)                  Proposers:
>>>
>>> Dick Hardt, dick.hardt at gmail.com (chair)
>>>
>>> Michael B. Jones, mbj at microsoft.com
>>>
>>> Breno de Medeiros, breno at google.com
>>>
>>> Ashish Jain, Ashish.Jain at paypal.com
>>>
>>> George Fletcher, gffletch at aol.com
>>>
>>> John Bradley, ve7jtb at ve7jtb.com
>>>
>>> Nat Sakimura, n-sakimura at nri.co.jp
>>>
>>> Shade, sysadmin at shadowsinthegarden.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  (iii)                  Anticipated Contributions:  None.
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> specs mailing list
>>> specs at lists.openid.net
>>> http://lists.openid.net/mailman/listinfo/openid-specs
>>>
>>>
>>
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