Am 05.08.2010 um 00:45 schrieb Eran Hammer-Lahav <e...@hueniverse.com>:

> I hope to have some discovery draft to share shortly after the next core 
> draft. It would be very much in line with the discovery stuff from previous 
> core drafts before I took it out (-05).
> 
> As for WG process/focus, that's the job of the chairs to figure out. I have 
> no intention of drafting or editing any additional specs beyond core and 
> discovery.
> 
> The only practical approach I have found is to simply ask people to express 
> their views and request in the form of feedback for the latest draft. If you 
> think something is missing or needs to change, the way to address it is as 
> feedback.
> 
> I will add or change the spec based on my best sense of WG consensus since 
> that's all I have to work with. If you don't like this, please talk to the 
> chairs.
> 

I didn't intend to criticize you, I think you do a terrible good job as an 
editor. I just offered my opinion of why this WG is not as focused as you would 
expect it.

regards,
Torsten.


> EHL
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Torsten Lodderstedt [mailto:tors...@lodderstedt.net]
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 10:05 AM
>> To: Eran Hammer-Lahav
>> Cc: OAuth WG (oauth@ietf.org); Brian Eaton
>> Subject: Re: [OAUTH-WG] Extensibility: new endpoints
>> 
>>> 
>>>> ideas. I still hope to get the discovery spec finished in the same
>>>> timeframe, but have no plans to author or edit any other draft.
>>>> 
>>>> Just to get this clear. Do you plan to author the discovery spec? And
>>>> what is the core spec's timeframe?
>>>> 
>>> I have started to write the discovery spec, but work on the core spec has
>> taken most of my free time to do this (OAuth is not part of my day job).
>>> 
>> 
>> The same holds for me :-) Would you mind to share your thoughts regarding
>> discovery with the group. I especially would like to know, whether you agree
>> with the requirements I described in "OAuth Discovery Requirements" and
>> how they can be met.
>> 
>>> I have no idea what's the timeframe for the core spec. This groups isn't
>> very good at providing timely feedback and staying focused.
>> 
>> Good point. What might be the reasons for the missing focus? In my opinion,
>> there are a couple of.
>> 
>> First of all, what is the "thing" we shall be focusing on? That's not clear 
>> to me
>> (probably also to others). I therefore asked for your plans to include 
>> several
>> aspects in the core spec. Moreover, it's also not clear to me what
>> complementary specs and sub-sequent versions of the core spec the WG will
>> produce in the future. As an effect, everyone is afraid that his/her own 
>> ideas
>> are not being considered and focuses on advocating them. If we find a WG
>> consensus on the core spec or "first stage" and also the additional WG items,
>> work will probably become more focused. My impression after attending
>> IETF 78 is, bringing the core spec through the IETF approval process will be
>> hard enough!
>> 
>> Additionally, I think the WG lacks consensus on what OAuth 2.0 should be,
>> especially regarding fundamental architectural questions and there
>> consequences! Just to list a few:
>> - supported use cases and client types (there is more than web clients :-))
>> - number of resource servers an authorization can handle (1:1 vs. 1:n)
>> (resource server specific tokens + resource server addressing)
>> - supported token types (self-contained vs. artifacts vs. session ids)
>> - usage of scopes (resources vs. resource server vs. permissions vs.
>> duration vs. ...)
>> - role of signatures (none, authentication, prove of posession, message
>> integrity, ...) + key management approaches
>> - security level (none, relaxed, state-of-the-art, paranoid), probably there 
>> is
>> a need for different OAuth security profiles
>> 
>> This not only results in a spec difficult to understand for an "outsider". 
>> It also
>> causes endless discussions around those or derived topics.
>> 
>>> So far no one has offered to work on the security consideration section
>> (Brian's draft is too far from the format I need to incorporate).
>>> 
>> 
>> I could work on this topic, if Brian does not insist to do so.
>> @Brian: What do you think?
>> 
>> From my point of view, the security considerations could be worked out on a
>> per flow/profile base by multiple contributers (anyone interested?). At least
>> we should agree on a common set of threat agents and a template.
>> 
>>> I am planning the next draft for early September which will include the few
>> changes raised on the list, but will focus on finding a middle ground between
>> detailed profiles and a generic architecture (editorial work).
>>> 
>> 
>> Good luck!
>> 
>> regards,
>> Torsten.
>> 
>>> EHL
>>> 
>>> 
>>>>>> What about the following topics?
>>>>>> - security considerations
>>>>>> 
>>>>> That's part of core and someone has to write it. I'd like to see
>>>>> someone
>>>>> 
>>>> take the security section from RFC 5849 and rework it to match 2.0,
>>>> as well as add everything that is missing. I will incorporate it and
>>>> take care of the editorial work but I am not writing it from scratch.
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> - token revocation (requested by several attendees during
>>>>>> Maastricht WG meeting)
>>>>>> 
>>>>> Someone needs to write a proposal and work to get WG consensus (to
>>>>> the
>>>>> 
>>>> point where enough people say they like it and no one is objecting).
>>>> Get it there, I'll do the rest. Feel free to ask the chairs to help out.
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> - signatures
>>>>>> 
>>>>> I think Nat offered to take a stab at a first draft based on Dirk's
>>>>> work and
>>>>> 
>>>> the WG discussions. I have offered to help with editorial work if
>> requested.
>>>> 
>>>>> EHL
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> regards,
>>>>>> Torsten.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Am 02.08.2010 um 22:33 schrieb Eran Hammer-Lahav
>>>>>> <e...@hueniverse.com>:
>>>>>> General discussions on the list and during the interim meeting.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> EHL
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: Torsten Lodderstedt [mailto:tors...@lodderstedt.net]
>>>>>> Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 1:20 PM
>>>>>> To: Eran Hammer-Lahav
>>>>>> Cc: OAuth WG (oauth@ietf.org)
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [OAUTH-WG] Extensibility: new endpoints
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> What consensus do you refer to? The WG charter?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> regards,
>>>>>> Torsten.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Am 02.08.2010 22:18, schrieb Eran Hammer-Lahav:
>>>>>> No according to WG consensus. We took it all out because too many
>>>>>> people considered it experimental, so while it may be a WG item, it
>>>>>> is not part of the core spes.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> EHL
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: Torsten Lodderstedt [mailto:tors...@lodderstedt.net]
>>>>>> Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 1:07 PM
>>>>>> To: Eran Hammer-Lahav
>>>>>> Cc: OAuth WG (oauth@ietf.org)
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [OAUTH-WG] Extensibility: new endpoints
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> and discovery does not belong into the core?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> regards,
>>>>>> Torsten.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Am 02.08.2010 22:05, schrieb Eran Hammer-Lahav:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> This doesn't belong in core. A registry is used to avoid name
>>>>>> collisions, not
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> to provide an inventory.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Maybe  in discovery.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> EHL
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: oauth-boun...@ietf.org [mailto:oauth-boun...@ietf.org] On
>>>>>> Behalf Of Torsten Lodderstedt
>>>>>> Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 12:54 PM
>>>>>> To: OAuth WG (oauth@ietf.org)
>>>>>> Subject: [OAUTH-WG] Extensibility: new endpoints
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> the existing authorization server endpoints (end-user authorization
>>>>>> and tokens endpoint) have a relatively clearly semantics and scope.
>>>>>> Adding distinct new functions to an authorization server will (in
>>>>>> my
>>>>>> opionion) require the definition of new endpoints. For example, I'm
>>>>>> working on an I-D for token revocation. Such a function does not
>>>>>> fit into the tokens endpoint since it has become a "token issuance
>>>>>> endpoint" rather than a general purpose client2server endpoint.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I therefore would propose to include the option to define and
>>>>>> register new endpoints into the Extensibility section of the spec.
>>>>>> This would also facilitate the incorporation of additional
>>>>>> endpoints (with well- defined names) into OAuth discovery.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Any thoughts?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> regards,
>>>>>> Torsten.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
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>>>>>> 
>>>>> 
> 
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