[wsrp-wsia] RE: Issue #92

[Eilon Reshef <eilon.reshef@webcollage.com>]

Any reason why portals can't simply hash the handle before using it as a
key in a database?

8. (#92) Maximum size of a handle
 - Discussion on email list has made the following points:
   1. For portals to operate efficiently, a handle should be usable as a
database key (usually this means 255 bytes or less).
   2. For security reasons, it would be good if the handle is not
smaller than 256 bytes.
   3. Producers may find URLs to be the most straightforward way of
generating a handle ... this drives toward the length being unlimited.