MSO and multiple communities

[Guy Rixon]

We can choose to equate identity an account in the spec but I've left them
separate in the intro to make it clear what we are doing.

For an example of identity indepdent of an account, see my discussion of
registering identities in the resource registry.

http://wiki.astrogrid.org/bin/view/AG2/MaxRegistryUsage

On Tue, 6 Jul 2004, Tony Linde wrote:

> I've not had a chance to read the document but the descriptions in the
> glosary are complete and very useful.
>
> I certainly agree with the definitions but I would tend to conflate identity
> and account, assuming only one account per identity.  I cannot think
> identity (as a single unique thing) has any meaning otherwise.
>
> Cheers,
> Tony.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-grid at eso.org [mailto:owner-grid at eso.org] On
> > Behalf Of Guy Rixon
> > Sent: 06 July 2004 17:31
> > To: grid at ivoa.net
> > Subject: Re: MSO and multiple communities
> >
> > I have uploaded a new version of the SSO introduction at
> >
> > http://www.ivoa.net/internal/IVOA/IvoaGridAndWebServices/SSO-i
> ntroduction.htm
> >
> > This now has a glossary at the end giving detailed
> > definitions of account, identity, community, warrant etc. The
> > definitions take account of today's email discussions but
> > clearly won't match evrybody's private glossary (otherwise
> > there would have been no need for me to write them down).
> >
> > Guy Rixon 				        gtr at ast.cam.ac.uk
> > Institute of Astronomy   	                Tel: +44-1223-337542
> > Madingley Road, Cambridge, UK, CB3 0HA		Fax:
> > +44-1223-337523
> >
>

Guy Rixon 				        gtr at ast.cam.ac.uk
Institute of Astronomy   	                Tel: +44-1223-337542
Madingley Road, Cambridge, UK, CB3 0HA		Fax: +44-1223-337523