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- Bob: Scott has suggested that a next step would be a JSON representation for both IdP metadata and RP requirements
- Scott: the intent was that the JavaScript mockup would actually consume these JSON documents
- Bob: There was some discussion of this notion of this idea at the IdCollab day. In particular the Mozilla folks is that their approach to handling this sort of thing is API based. They'd have a standard API for getting this kind of IdP/Provider data.
- Scott: I think APIs are inferior to standardizing data. An API would lock you into Mozilla.
- Scott: In looking at what we've built for our project and some other projects it does start to raise questions about scalability and whether or not this kind of searching/filtering on the client is going to work.
- Bob: Do you mean at some point it becomes like searching the Internet for a domain name?
- Scott: yes.
- Scott: It seems to me that a giant feed of IdPs isn't going to work. So is this "data standardization" path really going to be productive.
- Scott: When we talked about this at the developer meeting, they weren't worried about the client running out of gas. But I'm thinking more about the long term.
- Bob: I came away thinking there was some room for engagement with the Mozilla folks.
- Scott: There are a couple of implementations in the wild that are using their own feed formats.
- Bob: One likely venue for discussion is the W3C Identity in the Browser workshop.
- Scott: The ULX prototype requires some kind of representation of this information. We have to do something to really complete the technical work around the prototype. So the question is one of scope. How far do we want to go. If we are going to involve other groups, how do we coordinate that.
- Scott: We should move the time of the call
- Bob: Action Item: Will email Andreas and see what his availability
- Scott: In terms of who was doing work in this area are my project, Axel's JSON and Andreas Solburg (sp?)Solberg
6) Mobile UX
- Benoit: does it make sense to do a mobile version of the ULX UI? They have a very different set of characteristics.
- Scott: I would be very interested in understanding the best way to (a) detect the device and (b) adjust the UI for the form factor.
- Paul: I feel that documenting what we've already done will keep us busy for the next month
- Keith: Maybe it makes sense to add this mobile stuff as a follow-on phase
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