- From: Melvin Carvalho <melvincarvalho@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2014 18:26:35 +0200
- To: Timothy Holborn <timothy.holborn@gmail.com>
- Cc: Kingsley Idehen <kidehen@openlinksw.com>, "public-webid@w3.org" <public-webid@w3.org>
- Message-ID: <CAKaEYhLN4M6NW2uro6w7+mnL0s+bbNfnv5V_3UaGQxEhuBfrTw@mail.gmail.com>
On 9 June 2014 17:30, Timothy Holborn <timothy.holborn@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Kingsley, > > thanks for the response. Yes. Current format of WebID (specifically) is > simply FOAF. Calling it WebID when it means FOAF is well... FOAF. > WebID is not coupled to FOAF. Is FOAF ever mentioned in the spec? > > When it starts to be used for authentication problems emerge - > authentication being a form of agreement that you knowingly access a > private record or access control value; that is protected by some form of > authentication. > > Assuming of course; the authentication mechanism isn't triggering off > approvals to other peoples stuff, but rather effectively providing access > to stuff on a legitimate (or as intended) basis... perhaps also, as > understood by all involved parties too... > > > > On 9 June 2014 22:10, Kingsley Idehen <kidehen@openlinksw.com> wrote: > >> On 6/9/14 3:56 AM, Timothy Holborn wrote: >> >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_identity >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_identity >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identity_(philosophy) < >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identity_%28philosophy%29> >>> >>> >>> My rational around continuing to debate this; is that the whilst >>> identity systems are fragmented on the web; they are fragmented by >>> organisational influences, with increasingly lesser support for personal >>> ones. >>> >>> My recent drafts about it: linked, http://webarts.mediaprophet.net/?p=72 >>> (and http://webarts.mediaprophet.net/?p=68 ) >>> >>> >>> >> Simple answer: No. >> >> You can use FOAF terms to construct an Identity Card or Profile Document. >> That's where its utility starts and stops. >> >> 1. Identity -- nebulous >> 2. Identifiers -- denotation mechanism (e.g., HTTP URI) for a perceived >> identity >> 3. Identification -- identity card or profile document (you can use terms >> from FOAF here) comprised of identity oriented claims >> 4. authentication -- various protocols for verifying claims made in >> identity cards and profile docs >> 5. authorization -- various protocols for providing authenticated >> identities with access to protected resources. >> >> >> Having a WebID (HTTP URI) that denotes entity "You" is how you make a >> name for yourself on an HTTP network like the Web :-) >> >> -- >> >> 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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