[DDI-users] Web-based agency id resolution and service discovery system

[Wendy Thomas]

Dear DDI users,

The DDI Technical Committee plans to start work this summer on a web-based
agency id resolution and service discovery system. The DDI Alliance
currently runs a DNS service record-based resolution system. This new
web-based effort will complement the existing system and give DDI users a
new http-based resolution option which may be more familiar to work with
and will be usable from environments where DNS SRV record resolving is
unavailable, such as JavaScript running within a browser.

The TC envisions creating one or two new methods for agency id and service
resolution.

1. A ReST based API or json document which would be added to the existing
DDI registry.

2. An RFC 3986 based well-known URI which would describe agency and
service information on each organizations own website using the
/.well-known/ namespace.

Please let us know if you are interested in contributing to this new effort.
Respond to the list or to any member of the Technical Committee.

Thanks,
DDI Technical Committee



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Wendy L. Thomas                              Phone: +1 612.624.4389
Data Access Core Director                 Fax:   +1 612.626.8375
Minnesota Population Center             Email: wlt at umn.edu
University of Minnesota
50 Willey Hall
225 19th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455
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