And so, here is a Christmas present for everyone from the OpenID AB+Connect WG.
As of today, the OpenID Connect specifications have entered an Implementer’s Draft review period that runs through February 6, a total of 45 days. If all goes well, the voting period will begin the next day and last 1 weeks, and on February 14—yes, Valentine’s Day—they will officially become Implementer’s Drafts.
In the OpenID Foundation’s specification development process, drafts progress as follows:
Working Draft → Implementer’s Draft → Final Specification
This is an important step in that process.
The specifications are available at the links below.
- http://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-messages-1_0-07.html
- http://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-standard-1_0-07.html
- http://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-basic-1_0-15.html
- http://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-discovery-1_0-07.html
- http://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-registration-1_0-08.html
- http://openid.net/specs/oauth-v2-multiple-response-types-1_0-03.html
The OpenID Connect WG page is here.
The official announcement in English is available here.
To submit comments:
- Sign the Contribution agreement (see http://openid.net/intellectual-property/) and join the AB+Connect working group
- Subscribe to the WG mailing list using the following link → http://lists.openid.net/mailman/listinfo/openid-specs-ab
- Post your comments to the mailing list
To vote, you must be a member of the OpenID Foundation. You can register via the membership registration page.
Merry Christmas, everyone!
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