IdP vs OP (WAS: RE: "Editors" Conference Call)

[John Kemp]

Dick Hardt wrote:
> 
> On 7-Nov-06, at 7:59 AM, John Kemp wrote:
>>
>> I don't believe that trust is a differentiator between SAML
>> specifications and OpenID Authentication specifications.
>>
>> It is AFAICT, in both cases, simply out of scope.
> 
> I should have been more clear, IdP is a Federation term and implies
> trust between the IdP and the RP.
> That is the definition that many people have about an IdP
> Since trust is NOT required between an OP and an RP in OpenID, a
> different term helps clarify that important point

I'll quit repeating myself after this go around, but:

"It [trust] is AFAICT, in both cases, simply out of scope."

Cheers,

- John