24 Jul 00:20
OpenID & LID in a passel-world
S. Sriram <ssriram <at> gmail.com>
2005-07-23 22:20:22 GMT
2005-07-23 22:20:22 GMT
Hi, The significant limitation with passel is the need for end user browser support, this however is counterweighed by the opportunity of having any element of profile data (such as email id) be authenticated (not just passed), and each element having its own signer. (Passel: an open-protocol/technology similar to OpenID. more at http://www.passel.org/whitepaper.html ) So, if passel's limitation i.e. browser support goes away because at some later date all browsers support it, than how would openid live/be relevant in this passel-world ? and what about LID ? It seems to me that the actual identity url would become a profile data element effectively authenticating one's public name in guestbook/comment and other situations where what is needed is a name. So, in a passel world Target(website) asks agent(browser) the following q's What is your public name ? an OpenID url or LID url can authenticate this In OpenId's case: The passel-signer would need to be an openid consumer that talks to an openid server and sends back data in the format that passel-target needs. In LID's case: The passel-target would need to be LID-aware to be able to authenticate a LID url. (not likely) What is your email id, tel, dob etc..? Pure passel conversations. So, in a REST-ful non-SOAP/WS-* world, what seems to be shaping up is that (given browser plug-in support) passel 'could' become the dominant profile exchange protocol/technology with OpenID providing the url/public name authentication service. Since LID url's would have the added dependency of needing to be supported by passel-targets this may not be universally accepted. (as opposed to OpenId url's since they could point to an openid consumer that is passel-ready) Which reduces to End-User: Get an OpenID url, it will stay relevant Consumer/Website: Build openid consumer functionality today, expect to be a passel target tomorrow PassOpen servers (Passel Signer + OpenId consumers: ) A new breed of OpenId consumers who perform consumer services to passel-agents and signer services to passel-targets. I'd be interested in being pointed to any links that outline some of the issues/differences. Thanks S. Sriram
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