[OpenID] host-meta and "acct:"
SitG Admin
sysadmin at shadowsinthegarden.com
Thu Nov 5 22:37:19 UTC 2009
>If an application or protocol wants to define some other mechanism
>to identify the resource an XRD is about in the absence of a
><Subject> element, they are free to do so. In fact, they are
>encouraged to so.
>We left it undefined intentionally because there is no one right
>answer... it depends on your application, your security and trust
>requirements, and any number of other factors.
By not saying that the resource identifier is in scope for XRD files,
they become even more flexible - we can define, for our own use(s),
other elements (besides Subject) in the XRD file, *or* define it
outside the XRD file. It's like the working group has taken a step
back and said "IF you want to do it in the XRD file, here's the
*suggested* name."
-Shade
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