Glossary

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Contents 1 ClaimID 2 i-name 3 Joombe 4 LID 5 NetMesh 6 ooTao 7 OpenID 8 Opinity 9 MoinMoin 10 PGP 11 GPG 12 Sxip 13 SAML 14 IdPs 15 WS-* 16 XDI 17 XRI 18 Yadis 19 Zooomr

ClaimID

i-name

one form of XRI

Joombe

LID

LID is a framework for integrating the features of Identity 2.0 into a URL-based identity. It supports:

• OpenID
• Yadis
• PGP/GPG

NetMesh

ooTao

OpenID

OpenID is a URL-based identification system that allows a user to authenticate at an OpenID-enabled web site using their decentralized ID

Opinity

MoinMoin

PGP

• Pretty Good Protection
• A public key encryption system which binds the key to user identities

GPG

• GNU Privacy Guard
• The FSF version of PGP

Sxip

a protocol to transfer digital ID information over the internet it is being merged into the OpenID 2.0 specification as of Fall 2006

SAML

an XML standard for authentication and authorization connects the ID provider and the service provider

IdPs

WS-*

XDI

XRI

a URL-like string that acts as a unique identifier for a user

Yadis

Yadis is a Service Discovery System. Given an identity URL, Yadis determines which identity protocol to use so that identification can be completed. The Yadis determines:

• the ID type
• what authentication services are available

Zooomr