On 7-Nov-06, at 8:17 AM, John Kemp wrote: > 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."
Trust is not out of scope for Federation. I am contrasting OpenID with Federation. _______________________________________________ specs mailing list specs@openid.net http://openid.net/mailman/listinfo/specs