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News:
June 20, 2008 - XDI.org Announces the Newest XDI.org-Accredited I-Broker: @fullXRI
XDI.org announced today that @fullXRI is now an XDI.org-Accredited I-Broker and is accepting top-level i-name and i-number registrations beginning immediately.
@fullXRI is the commercial counterpart to the popular @freeXRI site, where Internet users have been able try free i-names and i-name services for the past year. Originated as an experimental service to demonstrate capabilities of the open source OpenXRI project, @freeXRI has evolved into a versatile platform showcasing many XRI features.
On the server side, @freeXRI allows you to register free community i-names (e.g. =web*yourname or @id*yourcompany) and use accompanying OpenID, Contact Page, Forwarding and Locator services. On the client side, @freeXRI offers powerful tools for working with i-names such as XRI Traceroute, a Google Gadget, and the xriPhone mobile application.
Beginning today, @fullXRI offers the same functionality as @freeXRI, only users can register fully-portable, top-level i-names such as =yourname or @yourcompany. Like most domain name registrars, @fullXRI provides a simple wizard to quickly and easily configure your i-name and services with the most common settings. However @fullXRI also offers more advanced interfaces that give you full control over technical details of i-names, such as service endpoints, external references, and synonyms.
@fullXRI's market focus will be primarily on helping individuals and companies with the technical aspects of i-names, so they enjoy the maximum control over this new technology. The company, based in Austria, is an active contributor to the OpenXRI project as well as the OASIS XRI and XDI Technical Committees. @fullXRI's infrastructure is fully compliant with the OASIS XRI 2.0 specifications and includes servers in Vienna, Austria and Mclean, VA, USA. Visit them at @fullXRI.
June 20, 2008 - Cordance and NeuStar Announce XRI GRS 2.0 Upgrade
Cordance Corporation and NeuStar Inc (NYSE:NSR), operators of the XRI Global Registry Services (GRS) on behalf of XDI.org, announced today that the GRS has been upgraded to full compliance with the OASIS XRI 2.0 Committee Specifications. This suite of specifications was approved by the OASIS XRI Technical Committee in April 2008.
The GRS 2.0 upgrade supports several key new XRI 2.0 features including automatic i-number verification (to prevent spoofing of an i-name), full OpenID 2.0 discovery support, extensible XRDS discovery documents, redirects and references between XRDS documents, and new XRI synonym features for portable digital identity. The GRS 2.0 upgrade also includes an upgrade to the xri.net public proxy resolver service that offers easy access to XRIs via standard Internet browsers and Web applications.
"We are pleased to keep the XDI.org XRI registry infrastructure in sync with the advancing XRI technical specifications," said Vince Caluori, Cordance CEO. "This is how the Internet identity layer must be built --- one step at a time."
All XDI.org-Accredited I-Brokers have also upgraded their systems to be XRI 2.0 compliant.
June 10, 2008 - OASIS Standard Vote on XRI 2.0 Misses By a Single Vote
In the third highest vote turnout in OASIS history, XRI Syntax 2.0 and XRI Resolution 2.0 missed approval as OASIS Standards by a single vote. 74% of OASIS members favored ratification, just shy of the 75% required. "The only reason the vote did not pass is the reservations expressed by the W3C Technical Architecture Group (TAG)", said OASIS XRI Technical Committee (TC) co-chair Drummond Reed.
XRI Syntax 2.0 and XRI Resolution 2.0 are OASIS Committee Specifications, the highest level before advancing to an OASIS Standard. Mr. Reed also stated the XRI TC is already in dialog with the W3C TAG to better understand its concerns. The TC will continue driving forward its work on XRI, which is already in production in a number of companies and communities around the world. A particular focus over the next year will be the incorporation of XRI into the XDI structured data sharing protocol under development by the OASIS XDI TC.
Companies or individuals interested in contributing to the OASIS XRI structured identifier and XDI structured data sharing standards are invited to contact the OASIS XRI or XDI Technical Committees:
January 8, 2008 - XRI I-Names and I-Numbers Incorporated into OpenID 2.0 Standard
The OpenID Authentication 2.0 specification for web single sign-on, published by the OpenID Foundation, includes support for XRI 2.0 structured identifiers (i-names and i-numbers) and the XRDS identity discovery protocol. The open standard XRI and XRDS specifications are published by the OASIS XRI Technical Committee. Public XRI registry services are provided by the XDI.org Global Registry Service.
"Members of the OASIS XRI TC and others in the XRI community are happy to have contributed to OpenID Authentication 2.0," said Drummond Reed, XRI TC co-chair. "We are one of several groups that came together to create a unified solution for simplifying and protecting individual identity on the Web."
OpenID enables an individual to log into any OpenID-enabled website with their own OpenID identifier and password. Whereas OpenID 1.0 only supported URLs as identifiers, OpenID 2.0 also supports XRI i-names and i-numbers. One key advantage of XRIs is that every human-friendly i-name is automatically mapped to a persistent i-number.
"Automatic i-number mapping prevents 'OpenID recycling'" explained Bill Washburn, chairman of XDI.org and Executive Director of the OpenID Foundation. "This is the security vulnerability that arises if an individual loses control of their OpenID identifier, for example if a domain name registration is not renewed, and someone else takes it over. XRIs solve this problem because i-numbers are never reassigned to a new registrant."
All XDI.org-Accredited I-Brokers offer OpenID 2.0 authentication service for all i-names and i-numbers they sell. For more information, see the list of XDI.org-Accredited I-Brokers on the inames.net website.
Events:
Burton Catalyst Conference
Introduction of the Information Card Foundation and other related news in user-centric identity.
Digital ID World
Anaheim, CA, September 8-10 2008
Coverage of user-centric identity technologies and their uses, especially in an enterprise context.
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OASIS Open Standards Forum 2008
Ditton Manor, UK, September 30 - October 3 2008
Security challenges for the Information Society, featuring presentations on XRI and XDI.
Internet Identity Workshop
Mountain View, CA, Nov 10-12 2008
The bi-annual open space conference of the user-centric identity community. For info visit the Identity Commons Wiki.