[ogsa-hpcp-wg] Telecon Notes

[Steven Newhouse]

> > 4. Data Staging  & Activity Credential Revision
> > * FileStaging element in JSDL optional - we may Fault if present or
> > silently ignore
>
> The correct "JSDL way" of handling something is to throw a fault (with
> meaning "I don't/won't do that") if a unsupported feature is used.

Yeah. But the JSDL model having xsd:any everywhere makes it tricky for implementers to define what is explicitly out of bounds.

> > * Define a list of minimally supported authentication tokens and
> > protocols that an implementation MUST support (e.g. username/password
> > and ftp, others...)
>
> I'd be a bit concerned about requiring support for a specific token
> type/protocol. Recommending is OK though, and requiring some mechanism
> for discovery of what is supported would be good.

To get interoperability we need a minimal core supportable set. People can (& will) go beyond that - that's fine.

Steven