[OpenID] OpenID v.next. Atom or XRD

[Santosh Rajan]

We have to seriously consider the atom format as resource descriptors
for openid v.next. Atom has several advantages
1) Atom  is an extremely simple format. I have demonstrated that with
a simple host-meta example in an earlier post.
2) Atom is a very succesful format. Supported by companies like google
from 2003 and twitter more recently.
3) Atom is a format easily understood by developers because of its popularity.
4) Atom is extensible. You can easily extend atom to solve problems
specific to your requirements, like delegation etc.
4) Atom has already been used by other specication's for resource
describing purposes.

If we have to consider XRD instead of atom, XRD needs to prove two things.
1) what can XRD do that atom or an extension of atom cannot do?
2) The argument given against atom by xrd is about the atom id el
ement. It is a very hollow argument, which i am certain will not hold.

So we need to consider forming a working group for exploring the
possibilities of atom for openid.

Any ideas or views on this?

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