Identity Taxonomy

Full Title or Meme

This is a list of terms and the way that they are used on this wiki.

Purpose

This page is designed to lead users to the right stop on this wiki. The terms are defined precisely in the way that the are used on this wiki and will assuredly differ from usages on other sites, which are not consistent.

Real World Subjects

User is ???

Business provides goods or services in the real or digital world. It is not otherized to use force beyond its own physical real-estate.

Government is a sovereign entity that uses force within its jurisdiction to enforce its laws and regulations.

Site or web site is a target of some interaction.

List of Functions

These functions will likely be used in different combinations by any real world digital entity.

Claimant is a real-world entity that claims ownership of some set of identifiers and attributes.

Resource is a function of a site that authorizes access based on grants from verified user claims.

Provider is a function of a site that

Entity is a named digital site on the internet.