Time for feedback

[Joaquin Miller]

>FWIW, other security protocols nearby use the term 
>'principal'.  Seems appropriate.

How do you feel about using 'principal' for the human (evil 
corporation, virtuous neighborhood association, ...) and 'agent' for 
the item participating in the YADIS over HTTP protocol.  That is 
always a machine, right?


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[Strictly, principal and agent are roles.  The human (group, legal 
fiction, ...) is a party.  The agent is a machine (or, if you prefer, 
a program).  But that's fine.  It is appropriate to use role names in 
a protocol specification.]


Cordially,

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