Solid Technical Reports

Hi! We’re the Solid Community Group (CG) of the W3C. The purpose of this document is to help readers orient themselves with the activities of the Solid CG.

The Solid CG’s technical reports (TR) include specifications, use cases and requirements, best practices and guidelines, primers and notes about the Solid ecosystem.

The aims of the Solid project are in line with those of the Web itself: empowerment towards an equitable, informed and interconnected society. Solid adds to existing Web standards to realise a space where individuals can maintain their autonomy, control their data and privacy, and choose applications and services to fulfil their needs.

The TRs incorporated have been reviewed following the Solid Process. However, the information in these documents may be subject to change, therefore please see each document’s publication status and versions for further details. You are invited to contribute any feedback, comments, or questions you might have.

Technical Reports

Work Item	Repository	Current Stage	Next Stage	Target	Expected Completion
Solid Ecosystem	https://github.com/solid/specification	Editor’s Draft	N/A	N/A	N/A
Solid Protocol	https://github.com/solid/specification	Editor’s Draft	Published Draft	Community Report	2021-06-30
Solid OIDC	https://github.com/solid/authentication-panel	Editor’s Draft	Ecosystem Proposal	Community Report	2021-06-30
Web Access Control	https://github.com/solid/web-access-control-spec/	Unofficial Draft	Editor’s Draft	Community Report	2021-06-30
Solid Application Interoperability	https://github.com/solid/data-interoperability-panel	Editor’s Draft	Ecosystem Proposal	Community Report	2021-06-30
Shape Trees	https://github.com/shapetrees/specification	Editor’s Draft	Ecosystem Proposal	Community Report	2021-06-30
Solid OIDC Primer	https://github.com/solid/authentication-panel	Editor’s Draft	Ecosystem Proposal	Community Report	2021-06-30
Authorization Use Cases and Requirements	https://github.com/solid/authorization-panel	Unofficial Draft	Editor’s Draft	Community Report	TBD
Authorization Use Cases Survey	https://github.com/solid/authorization-panel	Unofficial Draft	Editor’s Draft	Community Report	TBD
Solid Application Interoperability Primer	https://github.com/solid/data-interoperability-panel	Editor’s Draft	Ecosystem Proposal	Community Report	2021-06-30
"Expected Completion" date refers to the publication status of "Target". Completion date for "Next Stage" is roughly midway point.

The Test Suites support the Technical Reports:

Test Suites

Work Item	Repository	Current Stage	Next Stage	Target	Expected Completion
Test Suite	https://github.com/solid/test-suite	TBD	TBD	TBD	2021-03-31

It’s easy to join the CG if you’d like to contribute to the Solid project. Please note that in order to join, you’ll need to request a W3C account if you don’t already have one.

We publish a list of current participants on our W3C page.

The Solid CG conducts all technical work in public, mainly in various repositories of the Solid organisation but also in text chat, periodic teleconferences and face-to-face meetings.

Please note that all work and communication within the Solid CG is covered by the Solid Code of Conduct as well as the Positive Work Environment at W3C: Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct.