[OpenID] One-Click OpenID: A Solution to the NASCAR Problem

[Peter Williams]

In terms of the orginal question concerning NSTIC opportunities specific to a mix of https + openid + discovery : is there a discovery problem? And, is the NSTIC opportunity amenable to a pitch on the need for a openid-community approach to discovery (given how hard its proven to solve)? Id guess that the answer is yes, there is, and it would be well received. But, its not a basic-science grant! Its what can discovery a la openid do for it (not it for openid)!

 

IF I was the program manager, I want to know whats hard, and what folks think the road map should be. I want some metrics to guess the future, and test whether my criteria are good policy guidelines for a national infrastrcuture. How does openid help me (not is openid, openid connect, or this or that discovery solution the single, right religion for the world).

 

Now, let's not forget. Most of the (pretty minimal) funds are simply for running a steering committee, not grants for technology plays. This is akind to getting the same kind of steering committe backroom vendor as runs the day to day management of IETF. I'm sure ITU and ESTI have the same kind of thing! In someways, its what the Foundation itself does for openid community, but now for a wider group of partcipants who are not tied only to web technologies, browser, or the interests (mostly) of IDPs managing user profiles.