Re: HTTP Authentication Integration

Bjoern,

We have added a re-examination of authentication support to the XForms
future features list.
Please see http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/Forms/wiki/HTTP_Authentication
We invite you to continue to participate in helping form this
requirement for XForms 2.0.
Please see http://www.w3.org/2006/11/forms-charter.html Section 3.3
Milestones.

Thank you,
Leigh.

>From: Bjoern Hoehrmann <derhoermi@gmx.net>
>To: www-forms-editor@w3.org
>
>Dear XForms WG,
>
>  There is a strong demand among web developers for improved means for
>authentication, authorization and identification facilities on web
>sites. HTTP provides sufficient, architecturally sound and quite usable
>facilities for most applications, but due to lack of proper means for
>integrating these facilities in web sites, web developers are forced to
>use improper means like session IDs in URIs or cookies to accomodate.
>Relying on such facilities typically reduces usability, accessibility
>security and privacy features of the site for its users.
>
>Please include a requirement in the XForms 1.1 Requirements document to
>address HTTP Authentication integration in XForms 1.1, probably along
>with XHTML 2.0 integration.