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From:
Klaus Malorny <Klaus.Malorny@knipp.de>
Date:
Sat, 06 Jan 2001 00:42:06 +0100
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Subject:
Re: Definition of Registry
budi@alliance.globalnetlink.com wrote:
>
> On 5 Jan 01, at 14:06, Peter Mott wrote:
>
> > Perhaps I was not so clear. I am talking about the entity with power to
> > change the data in the registry, not the entity that claims an intellectual
> > property right to the data.
>
> Peter,
> I still think that the user/registrant/registered entity
> is the one that has the power to change the data in
> the registry. (Through some kind of certificate.)
>
> However, she can delegate the right to a registrar.
> ie. a registrar can change the data, on behalf of her.
> It is easy to transfer authority/delegation from one
> registrar to another registrar if she wishes.
> Just revoke the certifiate and issue an new one.
>
> Maybe something like this?
>
> Registry
> |
> +--------+-----------+ ...
> | | |
> User/ registrar registrar
> Registrant | |
> +--+---+
> | |
> User/
> Registrant
>
Budi,
to our experience, registrars often have resellers, and, in some cases, they
also have resellers. So, to use your diagram, it could look like
Registry
|
+--------+-----------+ ...
| | |
User/ registrar registrar
Registrant | |
+--+---+ reseller
| | |
User/ +----+---+
Registrant | |
User/ reseller
Registrant |
.
.
User/
Registrant
So the question is whether one should introduce a generalized concept of a
"chain of delegation", similar to the chain of authorities in digital
certificates.
regards,
Klaus Malorny
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