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Subject: RE: [xri] Top Ten XRI Requirements
Hi Peter, Maybe I'm miss-interpreting this but "delegation" does not imply "hierarchy" but just a directed graph (from which a tree is a notorious example). Interpreted like this I'm fine with the text. Xavier. -- Xavier Serret. Tel +33 44236 4543 Corporate R&D Strategy @ Gemplus -----Original Message----- From: Peter C Davis [mailto:peter.davis@neustar.biz] Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 5:50 PM To: Drummond Reed Cc: 'xri@lists.oasis-open.org' Subject: Re: [xri] Top Ten XRI Requirements Drummond Reed wrote: <snip/> > 5) Peer-to-peer: the ability for any resource to serve as its own root > identifier authority (i.e., no centralized or absolute authority required). > > 6) Unlimited federation: the ability for identifier authority to be > delegated to any depth. > > 7) Context addressability: the ability for a resource to be identified in > the context of another resource. ><snip/> I am not certain that the "federation" decsription is quite in line with the industries (recent) understanding of the term. Here, as stated, it implies a heirarchical relationship, but federations (as defined in my mind based on the Liberty Alliance activities and working definitions), is more closely related to peer-to-peer. that si to say: Unlimited Federation: allows for the identifier authority to construct arbitrary associations with other authorities identifiers. I think this is more consitant with want is reflected, then, in items 5 and 7 -- --- peterd Sr Security Architect Neustar, Inc. smtp: peter.davis@neustar.biz (571) 434 5516 jabber: peter.davis@jabber.neustar.biz <Quote type="random"> Touch a scientist and you touch a child. <Author>Ray Bradbury</Author> </Quote> PGP Fingerprint: 8994 8774 B682 3A04 B304 C4A2 D9DD 7E5B 8AAC 2D00
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