- From: Adrian Hope-Bailie <adrian@hopebailie.com>
- Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2016 10:20:07 +0200
- To: Steven Rowat <steven_rowat@sunshine.net>
- Cc: W3C Credentials Community Group <public-credentials@w3.org>
Received on Monday, 15 February 2016 08:20:36 UTC
Verifier seems appropriate given that these are "verifiable" claims On 15 February 2016 at 00:59, Steven Rowat <steven_rowat@sunshine.net> wrote: > On 2/14/16 1:44 PM, Manu Sporny wrote: > >> I'm happy with 'evaluators', but wonder what our colleagues in the >> education industry think? ...[snip] >> >> Credential/Claim Requestor and Credential/Claim Verifier could also work? >> > > IMO any of Requestor, Verifier, or Evaluator would be preferable to > Consumer. > > Except, Requestor could be confused with 'holder', the person/entity > asking for the original issuing, since at the start they are 'requesting' > that a credential be issued for them -- which they then take elsewhere to > be Evaluated or Verified (or, currently, Consumed). > > But as you noted, with multiple possible systems in play -- finance, > education, payments, government -- it's going to be hard not to cause at > least some confusion somewhere. > > > Steven > >
Received on Monday, 15 February 2016 08:20:36 UTC