[Microid] MicroID hashing algorithm(s) and normalization
Evan Prodromou
evan at prodromou.name
Wed Dec 6 12:08:11 EST 2006
On Wed, 2006-06-12 at 09:13 -0700, Peter Saint-Andre wrote:
> That's fine by me. But we do need to think about the data definitions.
> I'm thinking especially of OpenID. For example, how do we clearly
> differentiate between a regular old HTTP URL and an OpenID URL (the
> latter is simply an instance of the former, but how to we know that
> programmatically)?
We know that programmatically because an OpenID identifies a person and
thus goes in the first slot of the MicroID. Any other URL representing a
resource like a Web page goes in the second slot.
I wonder why you think it's important, though. MicroID is a way to
associate an Identity URI with a Resource URI. Its beauty is in its
simplicity.
--Evan
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