Re: Changing Terminology (was RE: IdP term in spec (was RE: Delegation discussion summary))

2006-10-17 Thread Josh Hoyt
On 10/17/06, Dick Hardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think we should be open (pun intended) to making changes. > > I really like the OpenID Provider -> shortens to OP, and is very > specific on what it does. > I have always found IdP to be a misnomer, and have mentioned it in > the past. > Now we

Re: Changing Terminology (was RE: IdP term in spec (was RE: Delegation discussion summary))

2006-10-17 Thread Dick Hardt
hem, that takes longer than a week. :) > > --David > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Drummond Reed > Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2006 11:43 PM > To: 'Johannes Ernst'; specs@openid.net > Subject:

Re: IdP term in spec (was RE: Delegation discussion summary)

2006-10-16 Thread Martin Atkins
Drummond Reed wrote: > Suggestion: sidestep the issue completely and in the spec -- and everywhere > else -- just call it OpenID provider. It's a simple concatenation of > "OpenID" and "service provider", so everyone gets it, but nobody will > associate it with SAML or federation or anything else.

Re: Delegation discussion summary

2006-10-16 Thread Martin Atkins
Dick Hardt wrote: > > I don't think we actually need to have a specific name when talking > to users. it is a site that supports OpenID. I agree. ___ specs mailing list specs@openid.net http://openid.net/mailman/listinfo/specs

RE: Delegation discussion summary

2006-10-15 Thread Recordon, David
After re-reading this, other messages, and Dick's latest post, I strongly feel that we should make the change to support both the portable and IdP-specific identifiers within the protocol. The two most compelling reasons to me are that it has the fewest conceptual changes from OpenID Auth 1.x and

Changing Terminology (was RE: IdP term in spec (was RE: Delegation discussion summary))

2006-10-15 Thread Recordon, David
s@openid.net Subject: IdP term in spec (was RE: Delegation discussion summary) Suggestion: sidestep the issue completely and in the spec -- and everywhere else -- just call it OpenID provider. It's a simple concatenation of "OpenID" and "service provider", so everyone gets

IdP term in spec (was RE: Delegation discussion summary)

2006-10-14 Thread Drummond Reed
e. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Johannes Ernst Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2006 11:37 PM To: specs@openid.net Subject: Re: Delegation discussion summary We call it "identity host" at NetMesh. It's close enough to "identit

Re: Delegation discussion summary

2006-10-14 Thread Johannes Ernst
We call it "identity host" at NetMesh. It's close enough to "identity provider" so people understand it quickly, but does not have the "provider" part to it (duh). On Oct 14, 2006, at 20:46, Scott Kveton wrote: I would propose that the term "Homesite" be used when prompting the user to type

Re: Delegation discussion summary

2006-10-14 Thread Dick Hardt
On 14-Oct-06, at 8:45 PM, Scott Kveton wrote: >>> I kinda get "homesite", but I don't understand the thinking behind >>> "membersite": What is this site supposed to be a "member" of? >> >> It was a member of the network of sites running the protocol. > > "Membersite" sounds too much like you have

Re: Delegation discussion summary

2006-10-14 Thread Scott Kveton
>> I kinda get "homesite", but I don't understand the thinking behind >> "membersite": What is this site supposed to be a "member" of? > > It was a member of the network of sites running the protocol. "Membersite" sounds too much like you have to join some club to participate. I feel the same way

Re: Delegation discussion summary

2006-10-14 Thread Scott Kveton
> I would propose that the term "Homesite" be used when prompting the > user to type in their IdP. I think the term "Identity Provider" is > overloaded and not user friendly. As per my last email I feel the same way about "identity provider" as well ... I agree with Dick; too overloaded and not us

Re: Delegation discussion summary

2006-10-14 Thread Dick Hardt
On 12-Oct-06, at 5:44 PM, Gabe Wachob wrote: > *If* we are going to open up the terminology discussion, for me the > terms > "authenticating party" (formerly the "IDP") and "accepting > party" (formerly > the "relying party") seem more descriptive. The authenticating > party issues > authe

Re: Delegation discussion summary

2006-10-14 Thread Dick Hardt
Would you elaborate on those use cases? The current draft does not support this. -- Dick On 13-Oct-06, at 8:52 AM, Granqvist, Hans wrote: > I can see potential use-cases where Alice doesn't want the > idp to know what her portable URL is. This would not work > if the protocol requires "both"

Re: Delegation discussion summary

2006-10-14 Thread Dick Hardt
ecs@openid.net > Subject: RE: Delegation discussion summary > > I'd have to agree with Gabe about this, let's get it done! :) > > > -Original Message- > From: Gabe Wachob [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 05:43 PM Pacific

Re: Delegation discussion summary

2006-10-14 Thread Dick Hardt
On 13-Oct-06, at 12:04 AM, Martin Atkins wrote: > Graves, Michael wrote: >> >> >> I won't delve into where we are with respect to that capability here, >> but want to suggest that maybe as we move to OpenID 2.0, and now >> offer >> portable IDs (as well as run-time chosen IDs selected at auth-

Re: Delegation discussion summary

2006-10-13 Thread Marius Scurtescu
On 13-Oct-06, at 12:20 PM, Drummond Reed wrote: Marius wrote: I was suggesting that portability can be resolved between the user and the IdP. I cannot see how the protocol can help this by passing two identifiers. And if only the portable identifier is passed then >>>

RE: Delegation discussion summary

2006-10-13 Thread Drummond Reed
>>> Marius wrote: >>> >>> I was suggesting that portability can be resolved between the user >>> and >>> the IdP. I cannot see how the protocol can help this by passing two >>> identifiers. And if only the portable identifier is passed then >>> there is >>> no need to mention the IdP-specific i

RE: Delegation discussion summary

2006-10-13 Thread Granqvist, Hans
x27;Josh Hoyt'; specs@openid.net > Subject: RE: Delegation discussion summary > > Hans, > > This has come up a few times and the mapping between the > portable identifier and the IdP-specific identifier is > available in public XRDS documents. So there's no point i

Re: Delegation discussion summary

2006-10-13 Thread Marius Scurtescu
On 12-Oct-06, at 11:47 PM, Drummond Reed wrote: >> Marius wrote: >> >> I was suggesting that portability can be resolved between the user >> and >> the IdP. I cannot see how the protocol can help this by passing two >> identifiers. And if only the portable identifier is passed then >> there i

RE: Delegation discussion summary

2006-10-13 Thread Drummond Reed
>> But I suggest we move that terminology discussion to the marketing list. >> > > What marketing list? http://lists.iwantmyopenid.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing. =Drummond ___ specs mailing list specs@openid.net http://openid.net/mailman/listinfo/sp

RE: Delegation discussion summary

2006-10-13 Thread Drummond Reed
could try to do so. =Drummond -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Granqvist, Hans Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 8:52 AM To: Josh Hoyt; specs@openid.net Subject: RE: Delegation discussion summary I can see potential use-cases where Alice do

RE: Delegation discussion summary

2006-10-13 Thread Granqvist, Hans
I can see potential use-cases where Alice doesn't want the idp to know what her portable URL is. This would not work if the protocol requires "both" as per below. Can it be solved by sending a hash of the portable identifier? > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[E

RE: Delegation discussion summary

2006-10-13 Thread Recordon, David
Title: RE: Delegation discussion summary +1  -Original Message- From:   Drummond Reed [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent:   Thursday, October 12, 2006 10:46 PM Pacific Standard Time To: 'Josh Hoyt'; 'Marius Scurtescu' Cc: specs@openid.net Subject:  

RE: Delegation discussion summary

2006-10-13 Thread Hallam-Baker, Phillip
Title: RE: Delegation discussion summary There is an established vocabulary, it should be used. Sent from my GoodLink Wireless Handheld (www.good.com)  -Original Message- From:   Recordon, David [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent:   Thursday, October 12, 2006 09:04 PM Pacific Standard

Re: Delegation discussion summary

2006-10-13 Thread Martin Atkins
Drummond Reed wrote: > +1 to getting it done. This area of terminology is more a > usability/marketing issue at this point. I agree we need to converge on > good, simple user-facing terms for describing OpenID in ways ordinary > Web users can easily understand. Although I have great respect for

Re: Delegation discussion summary

2006-10-13 Thread Martin Atkins
Graves, Michael wrote: > > > I won't delve into where we are with respect to that capability here, > but want to suggest that maybe as we move to OpenID 2.0, and now offer > portable IDs (as well as run-time chosen IDs selected at auth-time?), we > may be wise to just make the jump to using "home

RE: Delegation discussion summary

2006-10-12 Thread Drummond Reed
>Marius wrote: > >I was suggesting that portability can be resolved between the user and >the IdP. I cannot see how the protocol can help this by passing two >identifiers. And if only the portable identifier is passed then there is >no need to mention the IdP-specific identifier. Marius, see the a

RE: Delegation discussion summary

2006-10-12 Thread Brad Fitzpatrick
TECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Josh Hoyt > Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 8:56 PM > To: Marius Scurtescu > Cc: specs@openid.net > Subject: Re: Delegation discussion summary > > On 10/12/06, Marius Scurtescu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >

RE: Delegation discussion summary

2006-10-12 Thread Marius Scurtescu
TECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Josh Hoyt > Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 8:56 PM > To: Marius Scurtescu > Cc: specs@openid.net > Subject: Re: Delegation discussion summary > > On 10/12/06, Marius Scurtescu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >

RE: Delegation discussion summary

2006-10-12 Thread Drummond Reed
Title: RE: Delegation discussion summary +1 to getting it done. This area of terminology is more a usability/marketing issue at this point. I agree we need to converge on good, simple user-facing terms for describing OpenID in ways ordinary Web users can easily understand. Although I have

RE: Delegation discussion summary

2006-10-12 Thread Drummond Reed
2006 8:56 PM To: Marius Scurtescu Cc: specs@openid.net Subject: Re: Delegation discussion summary On 10/12/06, Marius Scurtescu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The protocol does not need to touch on IdP-specific identifiers (aka > delegated identifiers) at all IMO. If there is a specified mecha

RE: Delegation discussion summary

2006-10-12 Thread Recordon, David
Title: RE: Delegation discussion summary I'd have to agree with Gabe about this, let's get it done! :)  -Original Message- From:   Gabe Wachob [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent:   Thursday, October 12, 2006 05:43 PM Pacific Standard Time To: Graves, Michael; specs@

Re: Delegation discussion summary

2006-10-12 Thread Josh Hoyt
On 10/12/06, Marius Scurtescu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The protocol does not need to touch on IdP-specific identifiers (aka > delegated identifiers) at all IMO. If there is a specified mechanism that must be supported for using a portable identifier, all IdPs will support it, so identifiers wi

Re: Delegation discussion summary

2006-10-12 Thread Marius Scurtescu
On 12-Oct-06, at 10:29 AM, Josh Hoyt wrote: > Both portable and IdP-specific identifiers > -- > > Include both the portable identifier and the IdP-specific identifier > in the request and response ([4]_ and > [5]_):: > > openid.identity = http://my.idp.spe

RE: Delegation discussion summary

2006-10-12 Thread Gabe Wachob
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Graves, Michael > Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 5:00 PM > To: specs@openid.net > Subject: RE: Delegation discussion summary > > Josh, et al, > > I believe the first of your options -- "B

RE: Delegation discussion summary

2006-10-12 Thread Graves, Michael
Josh, et al, I believe the first of your options -- "Both portable and IdP-specific identifiers" -- is the superior choice here. It preserves OpenID 1 semantics, and unambiguously makes room for portable identifiers. I don't see the added burden carried by relying party code for this option viz.

RE: Delegation discussion summary

2006-10-12 Thread Drummond Reed
+1. Josh, you did a great job of not just distilling it down to the essence, but also nailing the right semantics for the underlying feature, which is identifier portability. Nice work. =Drummond -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Josh Hoyt