Re: P2P Payments

On 5 December 2014 at 17:20, Manu Sporny <msporny@digitalbazaar.com> wrote:

> On 12/05/2014 10:58 AM, Anders Rundgren wrote:
> > On 2014-12-05 16:54, Manu Sporny wrote:
> >> On 12/05/2014 09:41 AM, Anders Rundgren wrote:
> >>> Well, the WebPayment CG has a method for "neutralizing" SOP but I
> >>> feel uneasy about it since it appears to be very complex.
> >>> Somebody ought to spend a bit more time on this spec.
> >>
> >> Which spec are you referring to? The Identity Credentials stuff or
> >>  the Web Commerce spec, or something else? The WebDHT stuff?
> >
> > I think I put out a link to the wrong spec :-( The WebDHT is the ting
> > I meant...
>
> Yep, unfortunately that "neutralizing SOP" stuff only exists as two blog
> posts and a proof-of-concept implementation right now using Telehash
> (not WebDHT):
>
> http://manu.sporny.org/2014/identity-credentials/
>
> source code:
> https://github.com/digitalbazaar/opencred-idp/tree/master/sites
>
> The "neutralizing SOP" bit is here:
>
>
> https://github.com/digitalbazaar/opencred-idp/tree/master/sites#installing-the-login-mixnet
>
> The login mixnet is capable of digitally signing something destined for
> another website. It's not implemented right now, we may implement it
> early next year. *sigh* not enough funding for that particular project
> or hours in a day, so it keeps getting backburnered even though it's a
> really important problem that needs to be solved.
>

What about something like the Chris Messina's xauth approach hosted by the
W3C?

https://web.archive.org/web/20120521151833/http://xauth.org/info/


>
> -- manu
>
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> Manu Sporny (skype: msporny, twitter: manusporny, G+: +Manu Sporny)
> Founder/CEO - Digital Bazaar, Inc.
> blog: High-Stakes Credentials and Web Login
> http://manu.sporny.org/2014/identity-credentials/
>
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