Open ID ABC Identifiers

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Session Topic: Open ID ABC Identifier + Discovery (T2E)

Convener: John Bradley

Notes-taker(s):Nat Sakimura

Tags for the session - technology discussed/ideas considered:

Discovery, Identifier, openid

Discussion notes, key understandings, outstanding questions, observations, and, if appropriate to this discussion: action items, next steps:

Title: OpenID ABC Identifiers and Descovery

Date&Time: May 3, 2011, 12:00

Session Number / Space Letter 2-E

Covener: John Bradley

Two types of Identifiers

  • Input Identifiers (User provided Identifier)
  • Canonical Identifiers

Input Identifiers

Requirements:

1) User is likely to type in

2) Stability and Portability of the registration

Candidates

  • URL
    • domains
  • Email/Acct
  • Phone Numbers

Canonical Identifiers

Two competing proposals.

  • Single Principle Name
  • ProviderID / UserID pair 11
  where ProviderID is scheme://authority:port/
   UserID is path/url-safe-name