- From: Steven Rowat <steven_rowat@sunshine.net>
- Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2017 09:54:28 -0800
- To: public-credentials@w3.org
On 2017-12-19 1:20 AM, =Drummond Reed wrote: > Per an action item from the last DID Spec Closure call (Thursdays at > 10AM Pacific Time), I have created a new Google doc > <https://docs.google.com/document/d/13fp7V3v1nBuhxTI55Al8KLG2kyxFthBz-Ush-ZL58KA/edit?usp=sharing> > to help us present and discuss proposals regarding one specific set of > issues. From the introduction: > > Over the past month the CCG has been holding DID Spec Closure > meetings. One of the primary issues being discussed is how DID > documents can best enable identity owners to publish the public > keys or other cryptographic material they need to make available > in a DID document in order to bootstrap trusted interactions. Note > that in many cases this cryptographic key material will be used in > conjunction with service endpoints that are also published in the > DID document. > > The purpose of this document is to enable CCG member(s) who have a > particular point of view on how best to represent cryptographic > key material in a DID document to present their proposal in one > place so that the full group can evaluate all the proposals and > ideally find an intersection that everyone can live with. Drummond & all, TL;DR: Include Use-cases in comparison? Longer: I agree that this Google doc seems like a good way to make a comparison between DID structure choices that may have a long-term effect. I look forward to seeing the others filled in. However, in that document shouldn't there be some reference to use-cases, since, AFAIK, they are potentially impacted by the choice? Specifically, how would any proposal make it easier or harder for even a single major use-case (like the refugee migration documents) to be achieved? Or even better, perhaps three or four representative use-cases? Or at very least, put a direct mention in the "Rationale" section that variable ability to achieve use-cases should be considered and noted? IMO it's the one thing everything on the list shares; when this DID system is up and running, what use-cases will it be able to perform...or not perform? Steven
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