[OpenID] Summarizing my grouse with XRD

[John Bradley]

We did consider templates, special URI etc.

They all add needless complexity.

If there is a Subject you use the Subject.

If there is no Subject you use whatever your processing rules define  
as the subject.

Having a special subject that tells the processor to ignore it is more  
confusing and doesn't add any security.

We spent a fair amount of time looking at the options.

Regards
John B.
On 2009-10-22, at 12:08 PM, SitG Admin wrote:

>> Also it would make sense to enforce the <Subject> on to the 1% who  
>> would not require it, rather than leave the rest of the 99% to  
>> their own interpretation of what you mean by 0 or 1 Subject.
>
> Couldn't there just be a wildcard (or reserved phrase) for "Do not  
> interpret this subject literally."?
>
> -Shade
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