RE: Unique handle generation

["Hollenbeck, Scott" <shollenbeck@verisign.com>]

George,

Maybe I'm missing something, but what's not unique about an e-mail address?

<Scott/>

-----Original Message-----
From: George Belotsky [mailto:george@register.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 3:25 PM
To: Christopher Ambler
Cc: Hollenbeck, Scott; ietf-provreg@cafax.se
Subject: Re: Unique handle generation


Maybe we can attach some other information along with the email
address to ensure uniqueness.  A digest of the whole handle can then
be generated.  At this point, you basically have a UUID.  People can
use the plain text version of their handle (easy to remember), while
automated information exchanges can work with the digests directly.

.. and I hope this is not beef liver, or you may not even remember
    your email in a few years :) ...

George. 


On Wed, Mar 07, 2001 at 10:48:36AM -0800, Christopher Ambler wrote:
> I have been, and remain convinced that email address, with the
> ability to change it as necessary, is the way to go.
> 
> Then again, I'm also fond of liver and onions.
> 
> Christopher
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Hollenbeck, Scott" <shollenbeck@verisign.com>
> To: "'George Belotsky'" <george@register.com>; <ietf-provreg@cafax.se>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 10:36 AM
> Subject: RE: Unique handle generation
> 
> 
> > George,
> > 
> > In terms of placing interoperability in the hands of the user, I prefer
the
> > idea of either letting them choose their own identifier (it it happens
to be
> > unused by anyone else), or using an e-mail address.  InterNIC-generated
> > handles (which sounds similar to what you've suggested below) haven't
proven
> > to be very memorable or useful in other contexts.
> > 
> > <Scott/>
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: George Belotsky [mailto:george@register.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 11:54 AM
> > To: ietf-provreg@cafax.se
> > Subject: Unique handle generation
> > 
> > 
> > Since unique handle creation is still an open issue, could we not
> > borrow/adapt a UUID generating algorithm for making such handles?
> > 
> > This eliminates the need to keep a centralized database of these
> > things.  Anyone can have as many handles as they want, and use them as
> > they see fit.  This places interoperability in the hands of the user;
> > if someone wants their information shared between systems, they will
> > continue to use the same handle.
> > 
> > George.