- From: Melvin Carvalho <melvincarvalho@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:57:18 +0100
- To: Mo McRoberts <mo.mcroberts@bbc.co.uk>
- Cc: Henry Story <henry.story@bblfish.net>, public-xg-webid XG <public-xg-webid@w3.org>, foaf-protocols@lists.foaf-project.org
On 21 December 2011 11:49, Mo McRoberts <mo.mcroberts@bbc.co.uk> wrote: > > On 20 Dec 2011, at 16:50, Melvin Carvalho wrote: > >> On 20 December 2011 08:26, Henry Story <henry.story@bblfish.net> wrote: >>> Some time ago we were criticised for taking on the word "Web of Trust" which is confusing as it has been taken >>> up by GPG people. I suggest that when this issue comes up we can now distinguish our version's full name as >>> being a World Wide Web of Trust . Something we could use in the spec perhaps . >> >> Pointer to the criticism? I had always considered WOT to a more >> generic idea, that could be expanded to the web. > > WoT is definitely generic, though PGP popularised it. Thawte also used WoT for its X.509-based 'community' notarisation initiative; I’m sure there have been others. > >> >> I do like the term "World Wide Web of Trust". WWWOT? >> >> I also wonder, Is a GPG key an IFP? Is it a URN? > > No reason why you couldn't express a key (either by full fingerprint, or the truncated fingerprint that PGP uses as a key ID, or the whole key itself) as a URN. I don't think anybody's specced it to date, but it wouldn't be especially difficult once you've settled on what exactly would constitute the 'name'. > > (Note also that that an RSA or DSA key used to create/encapsulated within a WebID certificate can also be expressed as a PGP key...) Already done, my OpenPGP key is the same as my WebID using: https://svn.java.net/svn/sommer~svn/trunk/misc/FoafServer/pgpx509/src/net/java/dev/sommer/foafserver/utils/PgpX509Bridge.java > > M. > > -- > Mo McRoberts - Technical Lead - The Space, > 0141 422 6036 (Internal: 01-26036) - PGP key CEBCF03E, > Project Office: Room 7083, BBC Television Centre, London W12 7RJ > > > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/ > This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and may contain personal views which are not the views of the BBC unless specifically stated. > If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system. > Do not use, copy or disclose the information in any way nor act in reliance on it and notify the sender immediately. > Please note that the BBC monitors e-mails sent or received. > Further communication will signify your consent to this. >
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