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Subject: RE: [odata] Basic OData question
Correct; OData is a RESTful API, not just publishing files, and enables (but does not mandate) writability against services that choose to support writing data. It may also be useful to authorize users in the case of read-only access, for example, to customize data views based on user.
OData does not define a separate auth mechanism, but leverages existing authorization/authentication mechanisms. It is in the charter of the OData TC to give guidance as far as authorization/authentication for OData services.
You can read more about OData and current Authentication practices here: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/astoriateam/archive/tags/authentication/.
Thanks,
-Mike From: Neil McEvoy [neil.mcevoy@ifossfoundation.org]
Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2012 2:21 AM To: Michael Pizzo Cc: odata@lists.oasis-open.org Subject: Re: [odata] Basic OData question Thanks Michael.
Yes I do have one main question. As I understand it, to date Open Data has been a process where the owners of the data extract and publish it from a legacy system, to some kind of file. Along with the open licence the developer can then take that data
file and use it with a new app.
In contrast it seems that OData is more about an API to live data, still in its original source, achieved via RESTful methods? This would have obvious improved benefits, not least the ability to Write as well as Read?
Kind regards, Neil.
On Sun, Oct 7, 2012 at 12:08 AM, Michael Pizzo
<mikep@microsoft.com> wrote:
Neil McEvoy VP Business Development iFOSSF.org Skype:neil.mcevoy1 |
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