Great work Allen! Exactly what the doctor ordered! On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 9:10 PM, Nat <sakim...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yes. Let us go. > > =nat @ Mountain View via iPhone > > > On 2010/05/22, at 14:11, John Bradley <ve7...@ve7jtb.com> wrote: > > Agreed, >> >> Once the charter is approved lets get this party started. >> >> John B. >> On 2010-05-21, at 7:58 PM, Breno de Medeiros wrote: >> >> Agreed. >>> >>> While it's clear that other WGs might have to coordinate with the >>> discovery WG, I think there's value in having a separate discovery WG >>> for the reasons you mention. >>> >>> On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 19:28, Allen Tom <a...@yahoo-inc.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi All, >>>> >>>> Regarding all the various WG proposals – at least with the Discovery WG, >>>> I >>>> think there’s universal consensus that the existing OpenID 2.0 discovery >>>> mechanism is very deficient and must be revised or even completely >>>> replaced. Yadis is obsolete and overly complex, and there’s been a lot >>>> of >>>> innovation in Discovery after OpenID 2.0 was finalized. >>>> >>>> The authors of the OpenID User Interface extension found several cases >>>> where >>>> OpenID discovery needed to be updated, yet extending the existing 2.0 >>>> discovery did not quite work. (RP/OP Logos/Metadata, publishing which UI >>>> modes and display languages were supported, support for browser >>>> assistants, >>>> etc) >>>> >>>> The Discovery WG charter is well defined and focused – the output of >>>> the WG >>>> is expected to be usable for future iterations of OpenID. Given that the >>>> community wants to quickly advance OpenID, my hope is that the future >>>> discovery work can be developed in parallel and kept in sync with the >>>> other >>>> initiatives. >>>> >>>> Allen >>>> >>>> >>>> On 5/21/10 6:05 PM, "Allen Tom" <a...@yahoo-inc.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Per the OpenID Foundation IPR policies and procedures, this note >>>> formally >>>> proposes the formation of a new OpenID working group. The charter and >>>> background information for the proposed group are as follows. >>>> >>>> (a) Charter. >>>> (i) WG name: OpenID v.Next Discovery. >>>> (ii) Purpose: 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: >>>> · enable discovery for and normalization of OpenID identifiers, >>>> including those utilizing e-mail address syntax and those that are URLs, >>>> >>>> · enable discovery of features supported by OpenID v.Next OpenID >>>> Providers and Relying Parties, >>>> >>>> · enable discovery of attributes about OpenID v.Next OPs and RPs, >>>> including, but not limited to visual logos and human-readable site >>>> names, >>>> >>>> · enable discovery supporting a spectrum of clients, including >>>> passive >>>> clients per current usage, thin active clients, and active clients with >>>> OP >>>> functionality, >>>> >>>> · enable discovery supporting authentication to and use of >>>> attributes by >>>> non-browser applications, >>>> >>>> · enable discovery of public keys, >>>> >>>> · enable potential mechanisms for discovering context-relevant >>>> OpenID >>>> providers, >>>> >>>> · seamlessly integrate with and complement the other OpenID v.Next >>>> specifications. >>>> >>>> Compatibility with OpenID 2.0 is an explicit non-goal for this >>>> work. >>>> (iii) Scope: Produce a next generation OpenID discovery >>>> specification or >>>> specifications, consistent with the purpose statement. >>>> (iv) Proposed List of Specifications: OpenID v.Next Discovery 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 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. >>>> (b) Background Information. >>>> (i) Related work being done in other WGs or organizations: OpenID >>>> Authentication 2.0 and related specifications, including Yadis 1.0. >>>> OAuth >>>> and OAuth 2.0. XRDS, XRD, host-meta, Web Linking, XAuth, LRDD, and >>>> WebFinger. >>>> (ii) Proposers: >>>> Allen Tom, a...@yahoo-inc.com, Yahoo! (co-chair) >>>> Michael B. Jones, m...@microsoft.com, Microsoft (co-chair) >>>> John Bradley, ve7...@ve7jtb.com, independent >>>> Dick Hardt, dick.ha...@gmail.com, independent >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> --Breno >>> >>> +1 (650) 214-1007 desk >>> +1 (408) 212-0135 (Grand Central) >>> MTV-41-3 : 383-A >>> PST (GMT-8) / PDT(GMT-7) >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ > specs mailing list > sp...@lists.openid.net > http://lists.openid.net/mailman/listinfo/openid-specs > -- http://hi.im/santosh
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