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

[Martin Atkins]

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.
> 

Sure, it's important to separate the protocol from the implementation to
a certain extent. However, the protocol must be designed with an eye to
implementation or else we'll end up with a protocol that's hard or
impossible to implement in practice.

If I can't implement/use your protocol, then your protocol discussion
was a complete waste of time.