[OpenID] URL normalization and capitalization

[David Recordon]

Yes, what Dick said exactly.  Let's not reinvent URI normalization  
rules.

--David

On Aug 4, 2008, at 3:25 PM, Dick Hardt wrote:

> 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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