Re: [security-services] Errata in ManageNameIDRequest text

[Greg Whitehead <grw@trustgenix.com>]

On Apr 13, 2005, at 5:57 PM, Scott Cantor wrote:

>> "After establishing a name identifier for a principal, an
>> identity provider wishing to change the value and/or format
>> of the identifier that it will use when referring to the
>> principal" - Core line 2412
>
> That's why I'm pretty certain the intent was exactly that, but the 
> schema
> and other text doesn't match it.

I remember at least one discussion where we agreed that the 
format/qualifier should be immutable once established, but I don't 
remember the arguments. In practice, I don't think it's that limiting 
and it could certainly simplify implementations.

>
> -- Scott
>
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