Re: Architecture Stages, and options of Subject-Holder

I think the list would be more correctly stated as

an entity can assume the role of X and then of Y.
(and then of Z....)

regards

David

On 15/06/2016 01:44, Manu Sporny wrote:
> On 06/14/2016 06:27 PM, Steven Rowat wrote:
>> These two problems (time flow, and the optional "Subject is Holder" 
>> and/or "Holder is Issuer") bothered me also. They're the main reason
>> I began formulating a different layout.
> 
> To clarify (via exhausting the combinations):
> 
> A Subject is what a Claim is about.
> 
> A Holder can assume the role of Subject.
> A Holder can assume the role of Issuer.
> A Holder can assume the role of Consumer.
> A Holder can assume the role of Repository.
> A Holder can assume the role of Inspector.
> 
> An Issuer can assume the role of Subject.
> An Issuer can assume the role of Holder.
> An Issuer can assume the role of Consumer.
> An Issuer can assume the role of Repository.
> An Issuer can assume the role of Inspector.
> 
> A Consumer can assume the role of Subject.
> A Consumer can assume the role of Holder.
> A Consumer can assume the role of Issuer.
> A Consumer can assume the role of Repository.
> A Consumer can assume the role of Inspector.
> 
> A Repository can assume the role of Subject.
> A Repository can assume the role of Issuer.
> A Repository can assume the role of Holder.
> A Repository can assume the role of Consumer.
> A Repository can assume the role of Inspector.
> 
> An Inspector can assume the role of Subject.
> An Inspector can assume the role of Holder.
> An Inspector can assume the role of Consumer.
> An Inspector can assume the role of Issuer.
> An Inspector can assume the role of Consumer.
> 
> Sorry to list all the combinations. I was partly re-running an exercise
> we did a few years ago wrt. actors in the system to make sure it still
> held. For each one of those combinations above, I can think of a use
> case where that holds true. Note that most everything (except for
> possibly the Identity Registry) can play multiple roles at the same
> time, there are 31 possible role combinations.
> 
> Just keep that in mind while you're doing your diagram, Steven. Plotting
> those 31 combinations across time is very difficult. If you show one of
> those combinations (holder/subject), does that mean that you should show
> the others?
> 
> -- manu
>

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