On Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:11:34 +0100, Story Henry <[email protected]> wrote: > On 14 Apr 2010, at 21:17, Laurent Eschenauer wrote: > >> But in the end... how do I authenticate (in an entity authentication >> sense) to the >> PuSH node ? That is a big piece missing at this stage in the HTTP world, >> and >> where XMPP really helps. > > Have you looked at foaf+ssl? What is it that is missing? It uses HTTP, > it's decentralised > (and could even be used to secure XMPP) > > http://esw.w3.org/Foaf%2Bssl/FAQ
Certainly https + FOAF is a "lowest common denominator" solution, which would fit a keep-it-simple approach. I don't mean any disrespect to either technology by saying this, I just mean that they are widespread and relatively well understood by a large audience. - Rob.
