Improving OpenID's use of cryptography 3 - odds and ends

[Paul Crowley]

Ken Horn wrote:
> Can we make sure that the spec details the full protocol and algorithms, 
> rather than relying on specific implementation libraries/details? If 
> openID is to take off, I think there will need to be many 
> implementations in several (if not many) languages. Not trying to be 
> bullish, but the conversations on the protocols always seem to veer into 
> implementation discussions.

Of course.  Discussion of implementation details is on-topic, of course, 
but we must keep what is protocol spec separate from what is implementation.

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thanks!
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