Re: [saml-dev] SAML Elevator Speech

["Tom Scavo" <trscavo@gmail.com>]

On 4/21/06, Cahill, Conor P <conor.p.cahill@intel.com> wrote:
>
> Although more accurately it is "Hey, can you tell me who is this person and,
> if so, how you authenticated them and, btw, I would prefer that you make
> sure that they have been authenticated this way and, btw,  I (the SP)
> would/wouldn't prefer that you interact with the user in order to possibly
> get an answer to this question"  (yeah, a bit more complex, hence I like the
> "who is this guy").

Yes, but this (unfortunate) choice of words emphasizes identity in
favor of anonymity.  Increasingly, anonymous (or pseudonymous)
interactions are preferred.

Tom