On 8-Jun-07, at 2:29 PM, Drummond Reed wrote: > Multiple, redundant identifiers is what canonical ID mapping > provides. It > doesn't require a master directory; it's as distributed as OpenID > itself, > i.e., it simply provides a way to map a reassignable URL or XRI to a > persistent URL or XRI.
The persistent URL or XRI *is* a master directory. What do you do when the persistent identifier is compromised, goes out of business ... That is problem B. Canonical IDs do not solve B. -- Dick _______________________________________________ specs mailing list specs@openid.net http://openid.net/mailman/listinfo/specs
