Re: Provocation ignored: Atom Protocol Authentication

[jpanzer@xxxxxxx (John Panzer)]

Dare Obasanjo wrote:

--- 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. 

  

Has the market sorted itself out yet with regard to RSS authentication?  If so, I'm interested to hear what the market consensus was.

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

Yes, it's just trying to prevent people who what to interoperate from zigging while others are zagging.  Nothing more.

-John