Re: WebID, WebID Protocol definitions and requirements.

On 10/31/12 8:25 PM, Nathan wrote:
> Kingsley Idehen wrote:
>> On 10/31/12 1:05 PM, Nathan wrote:
>>> Kingsley Idehen wrote:
>>>> On 10/31/12 12:39 PM, Nathan wrote:
>>>>> For reference, would you be 0/1 with:
>>>>>
>>>>> a) definition WebID: an HTTP URI which denotes an Agent. Where you 
>>>>> can GET an RDF model as TURTLE.
>>>>
>>>> 0.
>>>>
>>>>> b) subjectAltName ... MUST be an HTTP URI ...
>>>>
>>>> 0.
>>>
>>> any input from the other 16 people who +1'd the definition using "a 
>>> hash HTTP URI"?
>>>
>>> My position can be summarised as http-uri where you can GET turtle, 
>>> preference to hash URIs.
>>>
>>> This says nothing as to whether I like the constraints, but I do 
>>> think they're needed to prevent webid protocol verification agents 
>>> needing to support a plethora of standards and non standards, on 
>>> both the protocol and mediatype sides.
>>
>> A WebID protocol verifier should simply de-refrerence URIs in the SAN 
>> slot of an X.509 certificate.
>>
>> When creating profile documents, end-users and developers SHOULD be 
>> encouraged to do so using hash URIs to denote Agents.
>
> ? confused now, why -1 from you when I suggested "subjectAltName ... 
> MUST be an HTTP URI and SHOULD contain a #fragment ..." ?
>
> cheers, nathan
>
>
>

Because SHOULD doesn't cut it. A de-referencable URI is just that, a 
de-referencable URI. Once there's specificity I can't vote higher than -1 .

People read specs to grasp concepts and technical details. Ultimately, 
they look to examples en route to actual implementation. We can provide 
informative Turtle and hash URI based examples that chart cost-effective 
routes to implementing IdPs and verifiers.



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