Comments on Auth 2.0 - Pre-Draft 11

[Josh Hoyt]

On 12/11/06, Johannes Ernst <jernst+openid.net at netmesh.us> wrote:
> >> 14. Discovering OpenID Relying Parties
> >>
> >> Can I ask to append the following sentence?
> >>> The <xrd:URI> element is OPTIONAL for this use of the
> >>> <xrd:Service> element. If the <xrd:URI> element is not given, it
> >>> is assumed to be the URI on which Yadis discovery was performed
> >>> to lead to the XRDS document.
> >>
> >> This would be a useful default that would come very handy. And
> >> right now, the way it is written, this is underdefined in any case.
>
> Resolution?

I made the section explicit on requiring the <xrd:URI> element to be
present. [1] This isn't what you asked for, but it avoids the issue of
e.g. what to do if the discovery was performed on an XRI. I hope this
is satisfactory.

Josh

1. http://openid.net/svn/listing.php?repname=specifications&path=%2F&rev=213&sc=1