On 16 April 2013 18:37, Kingsley Idehen <kidehen@openlinksw.com> wrote: > Manu, > > I just read: > https://hacks.mozilla.org/2013/04/web-payments-with-payswarm-identity-part-1-of-3/ > . > > Of the four points listed below, where does WebID+TLS fall short? > > 1. It must be decentralized. > 2. It must support discoverability by using a resolvable address, like > a URL or email address. > 3. It must support, with authorization, arbitrary machine-readable > information being attached to the identity by 3rd parties. > 4. It must be able to provide both public and private data to external > sites, based on who is accessing the resource. > 5. It must provide a secure digital signature and encryption mechanism. > > I think it's perhaps (5) Also iirc (and I could be wrong on this) the UX for WebID + TLS using client certs was not considered optimal for users with limited technical knowledge ... > > > My suspicion is point #2, but please confirm . > > -- > > Regards, > > Kingsley Idehen > Founder & CEO > OpenLink Software > Company Web: http://www.openlinksw.com > Personal Weblog: http://www.openlinksw.com/blog/~kidehen > Twitter/Identi.ca handle: @kidehen > Google+ Profile: https://plus.google.com/112399767740508618350/about > LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/kidehen > > > >
Received on Tuesday, 16 April 2013 18:41:47 UTC