RE: Authentication, Accreditation, and Reputation

Mark,

I appreciate your comments.

Okay, let's just go back to the 'big' picture for the
moment and let me put forward the following for discussion:

Reputation is the measure of an identities behavior. It can
be based on observations concerning the identities past
behavior.

Here the question is does the identity send ham or spam?

I suggest it can also be based on an agreement by the
identity to comply with a set of standards concerning how
it will behave, with rewards given and punishments received
for failing to comply with the set of standards.

Here the question is will the identity send ham or spam?

The value placed on any agreement by those relying on the
reputation as to how the identity will behave depends on:

* whether the set of standards complies with the
communities understanding of what is ham or spam; and

* whether the community perceives the rewards and
punishments are likely to ensure the identity sends ham not
spam.

An accreditation service will want to assess past behavior:

* specifically as it concerns the question of whether the
identity does send ham or spam; and 

* generally as to the identities behavior and how this
bears on the question of whether the identity will send ham
or spam.

An accreditation service will want to:

* provide an indicator of the identities present behavior;

* monitor the identities present behavior to ensure
compliance with the agreed set of behavioural standards;

* act as a facilitator between senders and receivers;

* resolve compliance issues and as required render
punishment.

The specificity given to the indicator will depend on the:

* query set asked of the identity; and

* agreed set of behavioural standards.

Comments, thoughts, suggestions?

John

John Glube
Toronto, Canada

The FTC Calls For Sender Authentication
http://www.learnsteps4profit.com/dne.html 

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