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RELEASED DRAFT: Decentralized Identifier Resolution (DID Resolution) 0.2 Specification
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Should the DID Document data model be moved to the DID Resolution spec? #15

Open mwherman2000 opened 5 years ago

mwherman2000 commented 5 years ago

[Duplicate of DID spec comment: https://github.com/w3c-ccg/did-spec/issues/151#issuecomment-461417659]

Where should DID Documents be defined/spec'ed out? ...given that they are exclusively an output of the DID Resolution process?

Digging deeper...

  1. Is there an analogy/are there parallels between:

    • the DID and DID Document "information architecture", and
    • the IP Address/TCP-IP/DNS information architecture?

  2. Is the IP Address/TCP/IP information architecture analogous to DIDs? ...similar to the way DID Documents are to DNS entries?

  3. If it doesn't make sense to spec DNS entries in the IP/TCP-IP specs, why are we trying to spec DID Documents in the DID spec (instead of the DID Resolution spec)?

Reference: Here's a DNS primer that some people might find helpful (DNS is much more than a domain name => IP address resolver): https://hyperonomy.com/2019/01/02/dns-domain-name-service-a-detailed-high-level-overview/

Here's an updated version of the DID 6-Layer Model to illustrate the above point...

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mwherman2000 commented 5 years ago

Cross-reference: https://github.com/w3c-ccg/community/issues/20 - DID Resolution spec "charter"

mwherman2000 commented 5 years ago

The DID Document data model being defined by the DID Resolution spec is supported by the following statement in the Introduction https://w3c-ccg.github.io/did-resolution/#introduction. It states...

This specification defines common requirements, input parameters and output data, architectural options, and various considerations for the DID Resolution process.

mwherman2000 commented 5 years ago

Being discussed/answered here: https://github.com/w3c-ccg/did-resolution/issues/18#issuecomment-461663993

peacekeeper commented 5 years ago

@mwherman2000 I think the consensus was that the DID (Document) data model would NOT be moved to the DID Resolution spec. Is there any reason why you re-opened this issue?

mwherman2000 commented 5 years ago

@peacekeeper ...only because I had clicked on the Close and comment button by mistake (before we discussed this on the call).

Did I capture the ideas discussed on yesterday's call properly in this diagram? https://github.com/w3c-ccg/did-resolution/issues/18#issuecomment-461663993

peacekeeper commented 5 years ago

Okay I see. How about then we close this issue now and discuss the diagram on the other open issue #18 ?

peacekeeper commented 5 years ago

@mwherman2000 considering this thread, and this comment https://github.com/w3c-ccg/did-resolution/issues/18#issuecomment-461663993, and this thread https://github.com/w3c-ccg/did-spec/issues/167, I believe the consensus is that the DID Document data model will NOT be moved to the DID Resolution spec. So we can close this issue, do you agree?