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Re: [Gzz] urn-5 "documents"
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Tuomas Lukka |
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Re: [Gzz] urn-5 "documents" |
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Tue, 27 Aug 2002 20:14:37 +0300 |
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On Tue, Aug 27, 2002 at 01:39:10PM +0200, Benja Fallenstein wrote:
>
> Re Tuomas' comment in urn5.tex, in the "Potential Problems" section.
>
> You say, "Anyone may spoof an id easily. Therefore, you can't really
> refer to an id outside of the current context: too easy to substitute
> another document for it."
>
> IMHO that's the wrong way to think about this. urn-5 ids *never* refer
> to specific data, there is no GET-type operation defined on them.
Exactly. That's the point that we REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY have
to drive through. If *I* lost sight of it for a moment, think about
Joe Random Reader.
Tuomas