On 1/26/2006 12:25 AM, "Hallam-Baker, Phillip" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I think that there are two separate types of identity information that > need to be considered here: > > 1) Self asserted information (nickname, photo, email etc.) > 2) Third party assertions (reputation, spamminess, star alliance gold > etc.) > > The first type of information is not difficult to manage, the relying > party understands that the data is self asserted. Attribute value pairs > in any standard format work as well as anything. > > The second type of information requires the reputation of the > information provider to be considered by the relying party. > The is a sub-type of type 1 above, IMHO: 1a) Self-Asserted, but verifiable by a third party. Today's Credit Card transactions (esp those conducted via web sites) fall into this type. Tho I wonder, having written this, if it is some hybrid of 1 and 2? =peterd (http://public.xdi.org/=peterd) _______________________________________________ dix mailing list [email protected] https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/dix
