RE: the petname tool reference in SharedBookmarks

I've updated the petname tool reference in the SharedBookmarks with the
design goals I was aiming for.

The current text is:

  * Need to distinguish sites the user has a relationship with from
sites that are strangers. The user types in a petname to mark the
creation of a new relationship.
  * Need to give each relationship a name, so as to distinguish the
relationships from one another. It's not enough to know there is a
relationship, the user needs to know which one is currently relevant.
For example, don't want the "joke of the day" site impersonating the
online banking site.
  * The display of the currently relevant relationship needs to be
always on and always in the same place, to prevent spoofing and to
provide consistency.
  * A user's set of petnames is a local namespace for their online
relationships. This local namespace is under the exclusive control of
the user. This user control ensures the namespace meets the user's
requirements for distinct names. By exclusively using this local
namespace, the petname tool denies the spoofer the opportunity to inject
confusing names into the user's namespace.
  * The petname for a relationship is always readily updated by the
user, to enable the easy integration of new experience or new
recommendations. For example, if a friend refers the user to a site the
user has already petnamed, the user may update their petname to reflect
this recommendation.
  * By allowing the user to choose their own names, the petname tool
maximizes the ability of a name to act as a memory aid. Upon seeing
their chosen petname, a user is better able to remember the nature of
their relationship with the site. This feature is similar to the way
users are allowed to choose their own filenames for files stored on
their computer, or their own tag names for categories of email.
  * By only allowing the user to create petnames, the petname tool helps
the user better understand the origins of trust and bolsters the users
memory of trust decisions. For example, "I decided to trust this site
when I gave it a petname based on my friend's recommendation." 

Tyler

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On Behalf Of Mary Ellen Zurko
Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 11:29 AM
To: public-wsc-wg@w3.org
Subject: the petname tool reference in SharedBookmarks



Could someone (perhaps Tyler) annotate that reference with one or two
points on why it's pertinent to the group? Thankx. 

          Mez

Mary Ellen Zurko, STSM, IBM Lotus CTO Office       (t/l 333-6389)
Lotus/WPLC Security Strategy and Patent Innovation Architect

Received on Thursday, 14 December 2006 19:40:33 UTC