Shibboleth Developers

[Michael Schwartz <>]

> Persistent ID Mapping
> This data maps a persistent ID to an internal user identifier (e.g.,
> an LDAP UID).  The way that this data is currently constructed
> requires it to be replicated.  Alternative means of generating this
> value (e.g., something akin to the old crypto handle) could remove
> this requirement and I think I'll investigate supporting such a
> mechanism for v3.  If this data is lost all user settings associated
> with those IDs are lost and that would be bad.

I'd like to suggest XRI identifiers here. A consistent naming design 
across institutions could greatly enhance the opportunties for federation.

  http://www.xdi.org

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extensible_Resource_Identifier


- Mike


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Michael Schwartz
Gluu
Founder, CEO

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