[OpenID board] Fwd: [OpenID Foundation] New Poll Opened
David Recordon
david at sixapart.com
Thu Mar 19 18:05:51 UTC 2009
Hey Brett,
There is a 14-day discussion period once the Specs Council has
approved the WG which occurs on the specs at openid.net mailing list.
There was also a discussion on the same list leading up to the Specs
Council vote on the proposal.
I think everyone agrees that there are other user interface
improvements to be made, though pop-ups are a good starting point. I
think we should address this once the working group is created and see
if there is consensus there to rename the specification being produced.
Thanks,
--David
On Mar 19, 2009, at 7:01 AM, Brett McDowell wrote:
> I'm not sure if the process regarding ballots includes "discussion"
> during the period the ballot is open, but I will assume it does and
> bring my discussion topic to the General list.
>
> This proposal is specifically scoped to a pop-up window paradigm.
> Therefore it concerns me that the specification is going to be
> branded "OpenID User Interface Extension 1.0" and the Working Group
> will be branded *the* "OpenID User Interface Working Group".
> Certainly there must be other approaches to improving OpenID UI.
> Hasn't the eCommerce industry been teaching users to never put their
> credentials into a pop-up window for fear of phishing?
>
> I would like to vote in favor of this Working Group but I cannot
> support it as written. I humbly suggest the following changes:
>
> Name to: "OpenID Pop-Up User Interface Working Group"
> Specification to: "OpenID Pop-Up User Interface Extension 1.0"
>
> Those two minor changes would signify an awareness that there may be
> other approaches to improving the OpenID UI, and it might even
> encourage some alternative proposals to come forward which will only
> strengthen OpenID UI down-the-road.
>
> P.S.
> If I'm out-of-compliance with OIDF process please let me know and
> point me to the process document I should reference in the future.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Brett McDowell | +1.413.652.1248 | http://info.brettmcdowell.com
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
>> From: membership at oidf.org
>> Date: March 19, 2009 9:40:23 AM EDT
>> To: brett at ICTprojects.com
>> Subject: [OpenID Foundation] New Poll Opened
>>
>> Hello Brett McDowell,
>>
>> Voting has opened on the following poll -- please register your
>> vote before 2009-03-26.
>>
>> Link: https://openid.net/foundation/members/polls/15
>>
>> Title: Approve the Creation of the OpenID User Interface Working
>> Group
>>
>> Description: The Specifications Council recommends that the
>> Foundation members approve the creation of the OpenID User
>> Interface Working Group, as proposed below.
>>
>> Name
>>
>> OpenID User Interface Working Group
>>
>>
>> Background Information
>>
>> OpenID traditionally requires the Relying Party to redirect the
>> entire
>> browser window to the OpenID Provider for the user to authenticate
>> before redirecting the browser back to the Relying Party. It is
>> believed
>> that the User Experience (UX) could be significantly improved if the
>> authentication flow occurred within a smaller popup window, making
>> the
>> experience less disruptive to the user.
>>
>> Although it is possible for Relying Parties to open a popup window
>> for
>> the user to authenticate at the OpenID Provider using the Provider's
>> default user interface, the overall user experience can be
>> optimized if
>> the OP was aware that its UI was running within a popup. For
>> instance,
>> an OP may want to resize the popup browser window when using the
>> popup
>> interface, but would probably not want to resize the full browser
>> window
>> when using the default redirect interface. Another optimization is
>> that
>> the OP can close the popup, rather than return a negative assertion
>> if
>> the user chooses to cancel the authentication request.
>>
>> Users who begin the OpenID sign in process on a Relying Party in one
>> language and then transition to their OpenID Provider's site in a
>> different language may find the overall experience to be very
>> disruptive. In many cases, the Relying Party may want to pass a
>> language
>> hint to the OpenID Provider to use to display the User Interface to
>> the
>> user, especially if the user is not already authenticated at the OP.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Statement of Purpose
>>
>> This workgroup intends to produce a very brief OpenID extension to
>> enable the OpenID Authentication User Interface to be invoked in a
>> standalone popup window, and to allow the Relying Party to request
>> that
>> the user interface be displayed in a particular language.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Scope
>>
>> Produce an extension that allows an OpenID Provider to indicate its
>> support of a popup friendly user interface, as opposed to the default
>> user interface optimized for a full browser window. The popup must
>> be in
>> an independent browser window, and must not be framed by the RP.
>>
>>
>>
>> The extension will also define a mechanim for RPs to pass a language
>> hint to the OP to help determine the langange used to display the
>> OpenID
>> Authentication user interface.
>>
>>
>> Out of Scope
>>
>> The content of the user interface other than the language that the
>> interface is displayed in is out of scope.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Specifications
>>
>> OpenID User Interface Extension 1.0
>>
>>
>> Anticipated audience
>>
>> All those interested in improving OpenID Usability.
>>
>>
>> Language of business
>>
>> English.
>>
>>
>> Method of work
>>
>> Mailing list discussion. Posting of intermediate drafts in the OpenID
>> Wiki. Virtual conferencing on an ad-hoc basis.
>>
>>
>> Basis for completion of the activity
>>
>> The OpenID User Interface Extension 1.0 final draft is completed.
>>
>>
>> Proposers
>>
>> * Allen Tom, atom at yahoo-inc.com, Yahoo!
>> * Brian Ellin, brian at janrain.com, Janrain
>> * David Recordon, david at sixapart.com, Six Apart
>> * Chris Messina, chris at citizenagency.com, Vidoop/DiSo Project
>> * Breno de Medeiros, breno at google.com, Google
>> * Luke Shepard, lshepard at facebook.com, Facebook
>>
>>
>> Initial Editors
>>
>> * Allen Tom, atom at yahoo-inc.com, Yahoo!
>> * Breno de Medeiros, breno at google.com, Google
>>
>> Available Choices:
>>
>> * Approve New Working Group
>> * Reject New Working Group
>> * Abstain
>>
>> Thank you for your participation!
>>
>> ---
>> The OpenID Foundation
>> http://openid.net/foundation/
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