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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Good catch. </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> John Panzer
[mailto:jpanzer@google.com] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 13, 2010 2:00 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Mike Jones<br>
<b>Cc:</b> specs@openid.net; tech-comm@openid.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: Draft OpenID v.Next Discovery working group charter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 12:30 PM, Mike Jones <<a
href="mailto:Michael.Jones@microsoft.com">Michael.Jones@microsoft.com</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>What
follows is a draft charter for the OpenID v.Next Discovery working group.
This is one of 5 related charters for v.Next working groups to be formed to be
discussed here, per my previous message. Feedback is welcome, as are
potential working group participants.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>
-- Mike<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b>(a)
<i><u>Charter</u></i>.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;
margin-left:.5in'><b>(i)</b> <b>WG name:</b>
OpenID v.Next Discovery.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;
margin-left:.5in'><b>(ii)</b> <b>Purpose:</b>
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, privacy, and security. Specific goals are:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;
margin-left:45.0pt'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>enable
discovery for OpenID identifiers, including those utilizing e-mail address
syntax and those that are URLs,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;
margin-left:45.0pt'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>enable
discovery of features supported by OpenID v.Next OpenID Providers and Relying
Parties,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;
margin-left:45.0pt'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>enable
discovery of attributes about OpenID v.Next OPs and RPs, including, but<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>not? <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;
margin-left:45.0pt'>limited to visual logos and human-readable site names,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;
margin-left:45.0pt'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>enable
discovery supporting a spectrum of clients, including passive clients per
current usage, thin active clients, and active clients with OP functionality,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;
margin-left:45.0pt'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>enable
discovery supporting authentication to and use of attributes by non-browser
applications,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;
margin-left:45.0pt'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>seamlessly
integrate with and complement the other OpenID v.Next specifications.<o:p></o:p></p>
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margin-left:.5in'>
Compatibility with OpenID 2.0 is an explicit non-goal for this work.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;
margin-left:.5in'><b>(iii)</b> <b>Scope:</b>
Produce a next generation OpenID discovery specification or specifications,
consistent with the purpose statement.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;
margin-left:.5in'><b>(iv)</b> <b>Proposed List of
Specifications</b>: OpenID v.Next Discovery and possibly related
specifications.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;
margin-left:.5in'><b>(v)</b> <b>Anticipated
audience or users of the work:</b> Implementers of OpenID Providers,
Relying Parties, Active Clients, and non-browser applications utilizing OpenID.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;
margin-left:.5in'><b>(vi)</b> <b>Language in which the
WG will conduct business</b>: English.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;
margin-left:.5in'><b>(vii)</b> <b>Method of work: </b>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.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;
margin-left:.5in'><b>(viii)</b> <b>Basis for determining when the work of
the WG is completed:</b> 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.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b>(b)
<i><u>Background Information</u></i>.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;
margin-left:.5in'><b>(i)</b> <b>Related
work being done in other WGs or organizations</b>: OpenID Authentication
2.0 and related specifications, including Yadis 1.0. OAuth and OAuth
WRAP. XRDS, XRD, and WebFinger.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;
margin-left:.5in'><b>(ii)</b> <b>Proposers:</b> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:.5in'>Allen Tom, <a href="mailto:atom@yahoo-inc.com" target="_blank">atom@yahoo-inc.com</a>,
Yahoo! (co-chair)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:.5in'>Michael B. Jones, <a href="mailto:mbj@microsoft.com"
target="_blank">mbj@microsoft.com</a>, Microsoft (co-chair)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:.5in'>John Bradley, <a href="mailto:ve7jtb@ve7jtb.com"
target="_blank">ve7jtb@ve7jtb.com</a>, independent<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:.5in'><i>Additional proposers to be added here</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;
margin-left:.5in'><b>(iii)</b> <b>Anticipated
Contributions</b>: None.<o:p></o:p></p>
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