I have some questions. The big draw for sites like Facebook is not just the core social network, it's also the tangental functionality that builds on that core. And this protocol aims to be a secure P2P implementation of the core.
Does that mean "applications" are exclusive to users of an identity server?
How would 3rd party applications fit in?
Some networks are starting to offer embeddable forum- or comment-like behaviour - can this protocol accomodate that?
Is it flexible enough to support other (yet to be invented) uses?
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I have some questions. The big draw for sites like Facebook is not just the core social network, it's also the tangental functionality that builds on that core. And this protocol aims to be a secure P2P implementation of the core.
Does that mean "applications" are exclusive to users of an identity server?
How would 3rd party applications fit in?
Some networks are starting to offer embeddable forum- or comment-like behaviour - can this protocol accomodate that?
Is it flexible enough to support other (yet to be invented) uses?
At the core, there seems to be just a PKI for RSA keys in terms of "yes, X is a friend of mine" attestations, not unlike the PGP web of trust.
So I'm optimistic that your distributed singing sessions (e.g.) could use the DSNP infrastructure.