- From: Paul Trevithick <ptrevithick@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2010 08:58:59 -0400
- To: Harry Halpin <hhalpin@ibiblio.org>
- Cc: Kaliya <kaliya@mac.com>, Dick Hardt <dick.hardt@gmail.com>, Mischa Tuffield <mischa.tuffield@garlik.com>, "public-xg-socialweb@w3.org" <public-xg-socialweb@w3.org>
On Oct 7, 2010, at 8:34 AM, Harry Halpin wrote: > > We can just ditch this "profile provider" term then as it seems > redundant. But we want to remain studiously neutral to data formats > for attributes :) > > "Identity providers make claims (at least one) by providing attributes > and so also function as providers of profile attributes, and may or > may not authenticate the identity of a user. Well yes. The whole purpose of an identity provider is to provide "identity"--and in this specific, narrow context the term "identity" means nothing more nor less than "a set of attributes" (often called claims) about some digital subject. >
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