[OpenID] URL normalization and capitalization

[Dick Hardt]

I would think OpenIDs would follow the same rules as URIs

hostnames and protocol are case insensitive.

paths are case sensitive.

-- Dick

On 4-Aug-08, at 5:52 PM, SitG Admin wrote:

> Do the specs currently forbid RP's from differentiating between URI's
> based on capitalization? If not, I'd like to propose that they do,
> for two reasons;
>
> 1) Flexibility of implementation: not having to avoid a particular
> (favored/usual) programming method catering to the limitations of the
> platform or (database) software.
>
> 2) Certainty of identity; not letting NorMalUser into NormalUser's
> account when their Identity-hosting site doesn't see them as
> conflicting, and being able to recognize ShadowsInTheGarden.com as
> the same user as shadowsinthegarden.com by translating the string to
> all upper (or lower) caps for comparison :)
>
> -Shade
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