- From: Kingsley Idehen <kidehen@openlinksw.com>
- Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2014 17:54:02 -0500
- To: public-fedsocweb@w3.org
- Message-ID: <531A4E0A.3060605@openlinksw.com>
On 3/7/14 5:19 PM, Mike Macgirvin wrote: > In the zot world in which I now spend my time an identity is a > combination of a complex string and its signature. In order to verify > the assertion it does need to be addressable somehow, so it is *also* > paired with a _current_ dns location (e.g. URL - which is also signed > by the same key as the identity signature). These four components > together make up a portable and unique addressable identity - across > the internet. The complex identity string *and* its signature combined > together comprise a unique identity which is separated from its address. That isn't enough. You also need logic in the mix too. Basically: 1. identifier -- what URIs delivers in regards to denotation that signifies an identity 2. identification -- what a description graph accessible from a document location delivers 3. authentication -- what a protocol delivers by testing the claims in the document accessible at the time of identity verification 4. logic -- which is what you get via RDF relation semantics en route to building a Web of Trust (which may be public or private). -- Regards, Kingsley Idehen Founder & CEO OpenLink Software Company Web: http://www.openlinksw.com Personal Weblog: http://www.openlinksw.com/blog/~kidehen Twitter Profile: https://twitter.com/kidehen Google+ Profile: https://plus.google.com/+KingsleyIdehen/about LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/kidehen
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