Re: Federation protocols

On 1 June 2013 19:40, Melvin Carvalho <melvincarvalho@gmail.com> wrote:

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> On 1 June 2013 19:23, Simon Tennant <simon@buddycloud.com> wrote:
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>> You could reinvent the wheel by using HTTP, and then hope that all major
>> browser makers start including your client side certificate code. I
>> wouldn't hold my breath.
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> Im unsure what you mean, all browsers have had client side certs for 10
> years+.  It's just the UX that is not compelling.
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You are right - I see Chrome now supports client side certs.

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>> Alternatively you could simply build on federated protocols that already
>> include strong identity, encryption and dial-back authenticity like XMPP.
>> And instead spend your energy on designing your interchange messages.
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> XMPP is a great system.  No problem with hacking on it.  But an HTTP
> solution is also needed if you want to play in the same league as the big
> guns.
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Not quite sure what you mean by this.

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