Minutes from 6 February 2008 Voice Conference

All - The minutes from the WAF WG's February 6 VoiceConf on Access  
Control are available at the following and copied below:

  <http://www.w3.org/2008/02/06-waf-minutes.html>

WG Members - if you have any comments, corrections, etc., please send  
them to the public-appformats mail list before February 13; otherwise  
the minutes will be considered approved.

Regards, Art Barstow
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    [1]W3C

       [1] http://www.w3.org/

                                - DRAFT -

          Web Application Formats Working Group Teleconference
                               06 Feb 2008

    [2]Agenda

       [2] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-appformats/ 
2008Feb/0027.html

    See also: [3]IRC log

       [3] http://www.w3.org/2008/02/06-waf-irc

Attendees

    Present
           Art, Anne, Mike, Jonas, David, Thomas

    Regrets
    Chair
           Art

    Scribe
           Art

Contents

      * [4]Topics
          1. [5]Review Agenda
          2. [6]Proposal for a way to avoid round-trip ...
          3. [7]Issue #21
          4. [8]Issue #20
          5. [9]Issue #22 ac4csr-webarch
          6. [10]AOB
      * [11]Summary of Action Items
      _________________________________________________________



    <trackbot-ng> Date: 06 February 2008

    <anne> Zakim. who is om the phone?

    <anne> Zakim. who is on the phone?

    <anne> ArtB, k

    <scribe> Scribe: Art

    <scribe> ScribeNick: ArtB

Review Agenda

    AB: we will skip #2 and #3 since there were no comments on those
    agenda items

Proposal for a way to avoid round-trip ...

    AB: Anne, what's the status?

    AvK: pending some comments
    ... integrated in the ED now

    AB: who are you waiting for comments from?

    AvK: everyone i.e. no one in particular
    ... Jonas had some comments

    JS: not much we can do to tweak this
    ... not sure we can do what Mark wants
    ... I think the current spec is as secure as it can be made

    AvK: Google says its important as well as the REST guys

    AB: does this proposal address the issues the REST guys made

    AvK: yes, I think so

    JS: but they haven't responded as such

    DO: I found it hard to follow; not sure how it all works together
    ... may be waiting for it to be integrated in the spec

    AvK: I've also added examples to the spec
    ... I think I've addressed their concerns
    ... If 10 posts, need to do 12 requests total and that's not too bad

    JS: would still like to get some more feedback from them

    AvK: I agree explicit consent would be better

    JS: there a couple of minor details I still want to change but they
    aren't behavioral
    ... e.g. some stuff with the slashes

    AvK: must start with a slash but doesn't have to end with one

    JS: if I have the foo dir is /foo or /foo/?
    ... not clear where to put the policy
    ... it would be good to get some more feedback on the URI syntax

    AvK: agree but that would be relatively easy to change

    AB: agree we need more review and "explicit consent"; how do we get
    that?

    DO: typically would publish a new WD

    AvK: could you send an email to Mark, Tyler, and others?

    DO: Stuart and I also raised related concerns

    <MikeSmith> Tyler is Tyler Close

    AvK: would like to get quick feedback

    DO: the reqs seem to be settling but this is a big change thus a new
    WD seems like the right way to go

    AvK: I suppose a new WD would be OK but prefer a LC
    ... we could publish a WD and then in a few weeks go to LC

    DO: I think the changes are too substantial to go directly to LC

    AvK: there is a precedence to publish a FPWD and LC at the same time

    AB: any objections to an immediate new WD?

    AvK: don't want it to delay LC

    AB: Mike, what is the Team's position?
    ... on WD and LC?

    MS: I think there have been too many objections to this work item to
    publish this as an LC under the current charter and its extension
    ... this isn't a final decision by the Team but that's where we
    stand now

    AvK: are these objections from the Team or Members? Where is the
    archive?

    MS: some on the public archive; some based on internal discussions

    AvK: I think we've addressed the issues raised

    MS: there is a question about whether this spec is within the
    group's charter
    ... The charter is a bit broad
    ... I think the group did this work in good faith
    ... If people didn't pay attention, that's not this group's fault
    ... I don't think anyone tried to "sneak in this work"

    <dorchard> I'm not sure what this means for the group publishing
    another Working Draft though...

    TR: I don't have much to add to what Mike said
    ... There should not be a LC going out under the current charter

    MS: that is true i.e. that's the Team's consensus

    AvK: the Selectors spec in the Web API WG was able to go to LC
    ... despite going out of charter

    TR: I don't know the specifics of that case

    JS: one reason this group started this work is because this
    mechanism is needed by XBL2

    AB: I agree and have argued that point
    ... Seems like the problem is that we are now in this "limbo" state

    <anne> [12]http://www.w3.org/TR/selectors-api/ is the precedent I
    was talking about

      [12] http://www.w3.org/TR/selectors-api/

    MS: not clear how long it will take for the new charter to get
    approved
    ... we have a combination of the "limbo" state but also not clear
    where this is going to end up in the next charters

    DO: we should be able to publish a new WD, right?
    ... or is that not allowed?

    AB: yes, what is the answer Mike?

    MS: I can't make a decision now

    AvK: when will you know?

    TR: based on my recollection - there will be no LC pub; I do not
    recall a decsion on the WD question
    ... If the WG wants to publish a "normal" WD then the Team can
    discuss this

    AvK: we want not just a new WD but also a LC

    DO: I think we should publish a WD and not a LC regardless of
    precedence

    AvK: again, I'm OK with a WD now but then want a LC two weeks later

    AB: perhaps we can consensus to publish a WD now and then ask the
    Team to consider us publishing a LC during the extension period

    AvK: I think there is indeed a precedence for us to publish a LC
    during the extension period

    AB: I propose we publish a new WD ASAP
    ... any objections?

    [none heard]

    AB: any changes you want to make Anne?

    AvK: just a few changes

    DO: and I have a couple of quick changes I'd like to get in

    MS: once we are ready, we should be able to get it published quickly

    RESOLUTION: publish a new WD as soon as Anne is ready

    DO: let's set a deadline for comments

    AB: OK

    AvK: let's set the target for next Tuesday

    <scribe> ACTION: Mike determine the Team's position on us publishing
    a LC version during this extension period [recorded in
    [13]http://www.w3.org/2008/02/06-waf-minutes.html#action01]

    <trackbot-ng> Sorry, amibiguous username (more than one match) -
    Mike

    <trackbot-ng> Try using a different identifier, such as family name
    or username (eg. mamend, mike)

    <MikeSmith> ACTION: Michael(tm) to determine the Team's position on
    us publishing a LC version during this extension perioad [recorded
    in [14]http://www.w3.org/2008/02/06-waf-minutes.html#action02]

    <trackbot-ng> Created ACTION-167 - Determine the Team's position on
    us publishing a LC version during this extension perioad [on
    Michael(tm) Smith - due 2008-02-13].

    <tlr> I have no good sense when charter review will happen.

    AB: Mike, when do you expect the charter to go out for formal AC
    review?

    MS: I will push this and hope to get it out next week

    AB: ok, great

    <tlr> MS: I will report back to the group when I have a clearer
    idea; can't do that today, though

    <MikeSmith> tlr - thanks

Issue #21

    AB: are there any gaps or holes that need to be filled?
    ... the latest ED contains a lot of info to address this issue

    JS: we used to have a description about what can currently be done
    regarding XSS but it was removed
    ... would like to know why it was removed because it seems like that
    info is relevant for the Security Model

    AvK: I think we just changed the Intro; it's bit more abstract now
    ... we still mention the Same Origin Policy

    AB: Jonas, can you identify the text you'd like to get added?

    JS: yes, I can submit something

    <scribe> ACTION: Jonas submit an input that will result in closing
    Issue #21 [recorded in
    [15]http://www.w3.org/2008/02/06-waf-minutes.html#action03]

    <trackbot-ng> Created ACTION-168 - Submit an input that will result
    in closing Issue #21 [on Jonas Sicking - due 2008-02-13].

    <MikeSmith> action-155?

    <trackbot-ng> ACTION-155 -- Jonas Sicking to send a request for
    comments regarding the policy decision questions and issues -- due
    2008-01-30 -- CLOSED

    <trackbot-ng> [16]http://www.w3.org/2005/06/tracker/waf/actions/155

      [16] http://www.w3.org/2005/06/tracker/waf/actions/155

    <MikeSmith> issue-21?

    <trackbot-ng> ISSUE-21 -- What is the Security Model for the
    access-control spec? -- RAISED

    <trackbot-ng> [17]http://www.w3.org/2005/06/tracker/waf/issues/21

      [17] http://www.w3.org/2005/06/tracker/waf/issues/21

Issue #20

    AB: have a detailed discussion on the mail list
    ... we've had inputs from Thomas, Tyler, Jonas and maybe others
    ... Jonas:
    [18]http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-appformats/2008Feb/00
    07.html
    ... just want to discuss how to get consensus and keep the technical
    discussion on the mail list

      [18] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-appformats/ 
2008Feb/0007.html

    JS: need to have some policy enforcement in the client

    AvK: I want to close

    DO: I'm still concerned about this issue
    ... we've been discussing this issue internally
    ... I'm not prepared to close it now

    JS: but we need feedback on this issue

    DO: I understand; it's been hard to get the right people in BEA
    involved
    ... I've been talking to other people too; I'm active on it

    JS: currently client PEP adds complexity
    ... wonder if we have added to many features
    ... but I'll post my comments on the mail list

    [ some discussion missing ... ]

    <anne> sicking:

Issue #22 ac4csr-webarch

    <anne> sicking, so dropping method whitelisting?

    <sicking> anne, yes

    AB: what should we do with this?

    <anne> seems fine to me... less text :)

    DO: I thought the Hixie and Anne proposal addressed it

    AvK: yes I agree

    DO: I think we should resolve it as closed

    <scribe> ACTION: Orchard close issue #22 [recorded in
    [19]http://www.w3.org/2008/02/06-waf-minutes.html#action04]

    <trackbot-ng> Created ACTION-169 - Close issue #22 [on David Orchard
    - due 2008-02-13].

AOB

    AB: do we want to have a call next week?

    AvK: I'm fine either way

    DO: hopefully we should have just published a WD and may not have
    much to talk about

    AB: I tend to agree

    AvK: what about two week?

    AB: sounds good and hopefull Mike will have an answer from tthe Team
    regarding LC by then

    JS: Mozilla is going to do a security review next Tuesday
    ... it is open to the public and anyone can dial in
    ... I will post details to the mail list

    AB: listen mode only OK?

    JS: absolutely

    MS: yes, two weeks should be enough time

    AB: no call next week; next call on Feb 20
    ... meeting adjourned

Summary of Action Items

    [NEW] ACTION: Jonas submit an input that will result in closing
    Issue #21 [recorded in
    [20]http://www.w3.org/2008/02/06-waf-minutes.html#action03]
    [NEW] ACTION: Michael(tm) to determine the Team's position on us
    publishing a LC version during this extension perioad [recorded in
    [21]http://www.w3.org/2008/02/06-waf-minutes.html#action02]
    [NEW] ACTION: Mike determine the Team's position on us publishing a
    LC version during this extension period [recorded in
    [22]http://www.w3.org/2008/02/06-waf-minutes.html#action01]
    [NEW] ACTION: Orchard close issue #22 [recorded in
    [23]http://www.w3.org/2008/02/06-waf-minutes.html#action04]

    [End of minutes]

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