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* The [[Domain Name System]] was the first attempt in the digital age to create a set of [[Identifier]]s that could be associated within a trusted domain. It was a binding between an alphabetic name and an [[IP address]]. | * The [[Domain Name System]] was the first attempt in the digital age to create a set of [[Identifier]]s that could be associated within a trusted domain. It was a binding between an alphabetic name and an [[IP address]]. | ||
− | * The next step was to address individuals at one computer system the mailto: scheme that is now universal for email address. The address that once identified a user at a computer, now identifiers a user at a "domain" of computers. | + | * The next step was to address individuals at one computer system using the '''mailto:''' scheme that is now universal for email address. The address that once identified a user at a computer, now identifiers a user at a "domain" of computers. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
[[Contest: Glossary]] | [[Contest: Glossary]] |
Revision as of 11:01, 25 April 2021
Full Title or Meme
For Identity Management a domain is a walled off collection of resources that can be preferentially accessed by members of the domain.
Context
- The Domain Name System was the first attempt in the digital age to create a set of Identifiers that could be associated within a trusted domain. It was a binding between an alphabetic name and an IP address.
- The next step was to address individuals at one computer system using the mailto: scheme that is now universal for email address. The address that once identified a user at a computer, now identifiers a user at a "domain" of computers.