- From: Paul Trevithick <ptrevithick@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2010 13:15:54 -0400
- To: Harry Halpin <hhalpin@ibiblio.org>
- Cc: Mischa Tuffield <mischa.tuffield@garlik.com>, "public-xg-socialweb@w3.org" <public-xg-socialweb@w3.org>
+1 --Paul On Oct 6, 2010, at 12:24 PM, Harry Halpin wrote: > On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 6:16 PM, Mischa Tuffield > <mischa.tuffield@garlik.com> wrote: >> Hi All, >> <snip/> >> On 6 Oct 2010, at 17:12, Paul Trevithick wrote: >> >> Harry, >> I just noticed something at the 11th hour: >> In this para: >> http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/socialweb/wiki/FinalReport#Identity >> There is this sentence: >> >> A identity provider (also called identity selectors) is a social platform >> that manages and accesses identities over multiple other social platforms >> and applications. >> >> The sentence has the effect of assigning the term "identity provider" a >> meaning that conflicts BOTH with how that term is widely used within the >> identity/security community AND with how the term is used in the rest of the >> report. >> In the identity/security community an identity provider is simply a single >> service that provides a set of claims/attributes (possibly including an >> identifier claim). For example, an OpenID "OP" would be considered an IdP. >> The meaning assigned in the sentence above moves far beyond the traditional >> definition of IdP to make it something that spans multiple platforms and >> apps. >> As a consequence, anyone familiar with the identity provider term will find >> the above sentence off-putting, and disorienting. >> SUGGESTION >> In order to minimize any other changes to the report, replace the above >> sentence with: >> >> A identity provider is a service (e.g. an OpenID identity provider) that >> provides a set of attributes about a person, often including an identifier >> attribute (e.g. the OpenID identifier itself). >> >> FWIW, I am happy to make this change when I go through and perform my >> current edits, if no-one objects I will make the change which Paul has >> suggested, and will try and make the language consistent throughout the rest >> of the document. > > Ah, missed that as well - I think that was from Christine's original > text. Sounds good to me, but just to be clear, as we focus on > authentication and try to keep that separate from attributes, could we > simplify and say: > > A identity provider is a service (e.g. an OpenID identity provider) > that authenticates a person and provides a set of attributes about a > person to a third-party. > > Note that add of *authenticates* and being explicit about a > third-party. That OK? > > >> Regards, >> Mischa >> >> --Paul >> On Oct 5, 2010, at 5:17 PM, Harry Halpin wrote: >> >> Everyone, >> >> I did some final edits to the report. I still haven't gotten slide >> 16 from DanBri's slidedeck, and gone through Alex Passant's changes >> yet (will try to get to these tomorrow) - but overall it's very close >> to done. I'm sending it out to our various invited speakers for >> comments now, and we'll be talking about it tomorrow. The agenda is >> basically unchanged from last meeting. So, if you haven't had time to >> read over the final report and make changes, *now* is the time, >> because we have to publish soon. The goal is to have all suggested >> edits by Friday, and I'll go through them and then produce a new HTML >> version on Saturday. >> >> Final Report: >> >> http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/socialweb/wiki/FinalReport >> >> SWXG WG Weekly >> >> 1. Convene [2]SWXG WG meeting of 2010-09-29T14:30-17:00GMT (See >> your [3]local time, i.e. 16:00 London, 11:00 Boston) >> + [4]Zakim teleconference bridge: Boston, USA: >> [5]+1.617.761.6200 code:SWXG Nice, France: >> [6]+33.4.89.06.34.99 code:SWXG Bristol, UK: >> [7]+44.117.370.6152 code:SWXG ([8]zakim calendar) >> o supplementary IRC chat: [9]#swxg on irc.w3.org port >> 6665 >> + chair: hhalpin >> + scribe: bblfish >> + roll call, comments on the agenda. >> + PROPOSED: to approve minutes from [10]Sept 29th meeting. >> + PROPOSED: Last meeting, but everyone invited to keep >> participating through the Federated Social Web effort! >> >> 2. Final Report Rough Draft: The latest (and hopefully, by time of >> meeting, last)rough draft is on the wiki. >> >> >> >> ___________________________________ >> Mischa Tuffield PhD >> Email: mischa.tuffield@garlik.com >> Homepage - http://mmt.me.uk/ >> Garlik Limited, 1-3 Halford Road, Richmond, TW10 6AW >> +44(0)845 652 2824 http://www.garlik.com/ >> Registered in England and Wales 535 7233 VAT # 849 0517 11 >> Registered office: Thames House, Portsmouth Road, Esher, Surrey, KT10 9AD >> >>
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