From discuss-bounces@apps.ietf.org Mon Nov 07 13:13:02 2005 Received: from localhost.cnri.reston.va.us ([127.0.0.1] helo=megatron.ietf.org) by megatron.ietf.org with esmtp (Exim 4.32) id 1EZBUM-0004rw-9L; Mon, 07 Nov 2005 13:13:02 -0500 Received: from odin.ietf.org ([132.151.1.176] helo=ietf.org) by megatron.ietf.org with esmtp (Exim 4.32) id 1EZBUL-0004ra-5l for discuss@megatron.ietf.org; Mon, 07 Nov 2005 13:13:01 -0500 Received: from ietf-mx.ietf.org (ietf-mx [132.151.6.1]) by ietf.org (8.9.1a/8.9.1a) with ESMTP id NAA26702 for ; Mon, 7 Nov 2005 13:12:34 -0500 (EST) Received: from mxout3.cac.washington.edu ([140.142.32.166]) by ietf-mx.ietf.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1EZBjx-0003P1-7o for discuss@apps.ietf.org; Mon, 07 Nov 2005 13:29:11 -0500 Received: from smtp.washington.edu (smtp.washington.edu [140.142.32.139]) by mxout3.cac.washington.edu (8.13.5+UW05.10/8.13.5+UW05.09) with ESMTP id jA7ICuOa002061 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK) for ; Mon, 7 Nov 2005 10:12:56 -0800 X-Auth-Received: from pp106-152.bctel.ca (pp106-152.bctel.ca [209.52.106.152]) (authenticated authid=rlmorgan) by smtp.washington.edu (8.13.5+UW05.10/8.13.5+UW05.09) with ESMTP id jA7ICtdr020070 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT) for ; Mon, 7 Nov 2005 10:12:56 -0800 Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2005 10:13:13 -0800 (PST) From: "RL 'Bob' Morgan" X-X-Sender: rlmorgan@perf.cac.washington.edu To: discuss@apps.ietf.org Subject: [HTTP authentication discussion] Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Uwash-Spam: Gauge=IIIIIII, Probability=7%, Report='__CT 0, __CT_TEXT_PLAIN 0, __HAS_MSGID 0, __MIME_TEXT_ONLY 0, __MIME_VERSION 0, __SANE_MSGID 0' X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Scan-Signature: c1c65599517f9ac32519d043c37c5336 X-BeenThere: discuss@apps.ietf.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: general discussion of application-layer protocols List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: discuss-bounces@apps.ietf.org Errors-To: discuss-bounces@apps.ietf.org In the spirit of "letting people know about new things", let me point out the activity below to the discuss@apps list. We'll be having a dinner BoF tonight (Monday Nov 7); if you're interested in attending let me know. - RL "Bob" ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 13:07:54 -0700 From: Lisa Dusseault To: HTTP working group , CalDAV DevList , WebDav WG Cc: RL 'Bob' Morgan , Scott Lawrence , Cyrus Daboo , Paul B.Hill , Mike Shaver , Alexey Melnikov , Sam Hartman Subject: HTTP authentication Talking with various potential CalDAV deployers lately, there's a perceived need for better HTTP authentication mechanisms: ones which can deal with federated identity and single sign-on. I've also heard people respond "what's the problem? Put an authentication proxy in the proxy path" or suggest HTTP-SASL or a number of other possible solutions to possible problems. So, we probably need first to discuss whether there is a problem, and if so, what to do about it. There's been a suggestion to hold a BOF in Vancouver (if it's not too late to plan one) to see who the interested parties are and start defining (or defining away) the problem. Another idea is to hold a workshop at some point after we've identified the interested parties. Anyway, I've started a separate discussion list for this topic-- I didn't want to spam the general HTTP list or make people who weren't interested in general HTTP issues (but only in authentication for CalDAV/WebDAV) join that list. Please join and chime in any time about what you perceive the problem or lack of problem to be or leap straight to what ought to be done. http://lists.osafoundation.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ietf-http-auth Lisa