DRAFT CHARTER SUBJECT TO FURTHER REVISION AND APPROVAL
(1) WG NAME (and any acronym or abbreviation of the name): The WG name, acronym and abbreviation must not include trademarks not owned by the Organization, or content that is infringing, harmful, or inappropriate.
Clients Work Group
(2) PURPOSE: Please provide a clear statement of purpose and justification why the proposed WG is necessary.
The ultimate goal of the Clients Work Group will be to evolve the development of Client Specifications (such as Advanced Client and Robust Client Strawman) such that it is ubiquitous, interoperable, privacy-respecting Identity Layer for the Internet, according to use cases derived from the participants of the Clients Work Group or other NewOrg Discussion Groups.
To achieve this, the group will undertake the development of Client related specification drafts while continuously reviewing current and emerging technology for potential harmonization and convergence. Such Technical Drafts will be contributed to an appropriate Standards Setting Organization for its life cycle and maintenance phases.
Specifically, the Clients Work Group is responsible for:
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The work of the Technology Expert Group will be conducted in accordance with the NewOrg Operating Procedures.
(3) SCOPE: Explain the scope and definition of the planned work.
The Clients Work Group is chartered to:
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(4) DRAFT TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS: List Working Titles of draft Technical Specifications to be produced (if any), projected completion dates, and the Standards Setting Organization(s) to which they will be submitted upon approval by the Membership.
<INSERT TEXT - Develop clear list of deliverables: White Papers, Technical Reports, open-source code, etc
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Robust Client Strawman and Robust Client Specification Set v1.0 (the document name may be changed as the work develops)
(5) OTHER DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS: Other Draft Recommendations and projected completion dates for submission for All Member Ballot.
Possible white paper or usage guidelines and policy to support the Clients WG work.
(6) LEADERSHIP: Proposed WG Chair and Editor(s) (if any) subject to confirmation by a vote of the WG Participants.
Conor P. Cahill, Intel
(7) AUDIENCE: Anticipated audience or users of the work.
The audience for this Work Group includes providers developing identity based services making use of client devices in a federated environment.
(8) DURATION: Objective criteria for determining when the work of the WG has been completed (or a statement that the WG is intended to be a standing WG to address work that is expected to be ongoing). <
The NewOrg Leadership Council charters the Clients Work Group for five years. It may be amended from time to time, with changes approved by the Leadership Council. This charter will expire on
(9) IPR POLICY: The Organization approved Intellectual Property Rights Policy under which the WG will operate.
- Current Liberty IPR Model (NewOrg model option)(
10) RELATED WORK AND LIAISONS
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Related work being done in other WGs or other organizations and any proposed liaison with those other WGs or organizations.
- OASIS
- IETF
(11) CONTRIBUTIONS (optional): A list of contributions that the proposers anticipate will be made to the WG.
Liberty Alliance Technology Expert Group will contribute the Advanced Client Specification Set to the Clients Work Group.
(12) PROPOSERS: Names, email addresses, and any constituent affiliations of at least the minimum set of proposers required to support forming the WG.
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