DP1

Simple

Simple to understand, implement in an interoperable fashion, and deploy on an Internet-wide scale

DP2

OAuth

OAuth-based to the extent possible

We may contribute bug reports and RFEs around extensibility, security, and privacy to the IETF OAuth group

DP3

ID-agnostic

Agnostic as to the identifier systems used in an individual's various services on the web

This is in order to allow for deployment in "today's Web"

DP4

RESTful

Resource-oriented (for example, as suggested by the REST architectural style) and operating natively on the Web to the extent possible

DP5

Modular

Modular

For example, incorporating other existing specifications by reference where appropriate, and breaking down this Work Group's draft specifications into multiple pieces where reuse by different communities is likely

DP6

Generative

Generative

Able to be combined and extended to support a variety of use cases and emerging application functionality

DP 7 DP7

Fast

Developed rapidly

In an "agile specification" process that can refactor for emerging needs

DP8

Cryptography

We should avoid adding crypto burdens as part of our simplicity goal.

Avoid adding crypto requirements beyond what existing web app implementations do today. This principle was discussed on 2009-09-10.

DP9

Privacy

Protect the privacy of the Authorizing User

The protocol should not provide ways to breach the Authorizing User's privacy, though out-of-band methods are beyond our control. Also, this principle should not be construed as support for protecting the privacy of other parties, or even the same person in a different role (the Requesting User). This principle was discussed on 2009-10-08.

R0a

Access relationship service

Support the notion of a distinct online service for managing data-sharing and service-access relationships ("access relationships" for short) between an individual and his or her online services that request such access.

R0b

User-driven policies and terms

Allow an individual to select policies and enforceable contract terms that govern access, as well as data storage, further usage, and further sharing on the part of requesting services.

R0c

User management of access relationship

Allow an individual to conduct short-term and long-term management of access relationships, including modifying the conditions of access or terminating the relationship entirely.

R0d

Auditing

Allow an individual to audit and monitor various aspects of access relationships.

R0e

Requester-Host direct access

Allow requesting services to interact directly with responding services in a fashion guided by policy while an individual is offline, reserving real-time user approval for extraordinary circumstances.

R0f

Multiple Hosts

Allow requesting services to interact with multiple responding services associated with the same individual.

R1

Host/AM separation

It must be possible to provide Host and AM functions in separate Web domains.

Approved on 2009-10-01.

R2

Resource orientation

User data access and service access must be enabled through accessing Web resources that have URLs.

Approved on 2009-10-01.

Requirement

P1

Resource-specific policy limitation

The deployer of an AM must not be required to do any special configuration to enable the AM to present to the User, or to make decisions regarding Requester access to, any resource-specific policies that apply to the resources available at a HostR3

Correlation of Authorizing User by multiple Hosts

For resources at Host X and resources at Host Y, X and Y must not find out, through their relationship with the AM, that the same Authorizing User uses the other Host.

Approved on 2009-10-15.

R4

Representation-agnostic AM

The AM is not required to understand the representations of resources it is charged with protecting.

Examples of differential filtering of resources include photos of different resolutions, calendars covering different time periods or levels of detail, and locations at address vs. city level. (Paul has an AI to rewrite this one.) . Approved on 2009-10-15.

P1

Representation-agnostic AM

The AM is not required to understand the representations of resources it is charged with protecting.

We reworded this heavily and approved it on 2009-10-15 as R4.

P2

Terms persistence

A set of terms for accessing a resource must be accessible as a Web resource with a URL.

P3

Host impersonation of Requesters

A Host must not be able to impersonate Requesters in interacting with an AM.

This came up on 2009-10-01.

P4

Host correlation of multi-Requester activity

A Host must not be able to correlate the same Authorizing User's activity at multiple Requester applications.

Discussed on 2009-10-08; this is wrongly stated and should be rejected. See P9 for a replacement. Officially rejected on 2009-10-15.

P5

User AM choice

The UMA protocol must not negatively impact a User's prerogative to choose or even self-host the AM that will protect a resource on any Host.

P6

Host following authorization instructions

A Host must allow or deny Requester access to a resource according to a User's desires as conveyed by an AM access decision, or inform the AM of instances where the User wished to grant access but the Host did not or could not.

P7

User-defined constraint on access

A Host must not grant a Requester access to a resource in cases where
the AM gave instructions denying access.

P8

Access audit log

A Host must inform the AM protecting a particular resource on that Host in a timely way of all successful Requester access events.

P9

Correlation of Authorizing User by multiple Hosts

For resources at Host X and resources at Host Y, X and Y must not find out, through their relationship with the AM, that the same Authorizing User uses the two resources on different Hosts owned by the same Authorizing User and managed by the same AM, the AM must not allow one Host to be able to discover the User's relationship with the other Host.

For example, a user might use the same AM to protect resources at LinkedIn along with their personal interests and hobbies. We reworded this on 2009-10-15 and approved it as R3.