Re: Provocation ignored: Atom Protocol Authentication

[Dare Obasanjo <kpako@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- John Panzer <jpanzer@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> >
> Many Atom operations might require authentication
> depending on the 
> context.  To pick a common one, posting a new entry
> will usually require 
> authentication and authorization on the server side.
> 
> If server A requires, say, HTTP Basic auth over
> HTTPS, but client B only 
> does, say, HTTP Digest auth and doesn't have an SSL
> library, client B 
> and server A will not work together.
> 
> I could go on, but I'll stop there and ask:  Do
> people feel that this is 
> not really going to happen? Or that if it happens,
> it's not a problem?

I expect it will happen and I expect the market will
sort itself out. The same thing exists with RSS feeds
and authentication. 

Despite that I don't see anything wrong with this Pace
since its statements are a SHOULD and not a MUST. 

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