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Subject: {AP-1} Generalized or specialized solution
{AP-1} Generalized or specialized solution This is a common question about the design process. Should we develop a solution that is specialized to satisfying just those requirements identified by the Use Case sub-committee, or should we "induce" a more general set of requirements and provide a solution for that? In the latter case, we would "profile" the chosen design to address the identified use cases. The arguments are familiar. On the one hand, the specialized solution could be more streamlined for the particular situations identified by the Use Cases sub-committee. On the other hand, the generalized approach may turn out to be sufficiently flexible to address a broader set of problems, and thereby find more widespread use. Question: which of these statements do you agree with (only one, please)? Answer: 1. We should develop a generalized solution as an interim step to satisfying the specific requirements identified by the Use Cases sub-committee. 2. We should directly address the requirements identified by the Use Case sub-committee. PM> One concern here is that the use-case sub-committee is providing fairly PM>broad guidance. For example, combining an attribute authority PM>and a PDP in a single entity hasnt been explicitly called out in the PM>requirements, even though it is easy to argue that this is an PM>important case in practice. Not supporting such a combination PM>results in requiring multiple remote calls instead PM> of one and will create a significant barrier to SAML acceptance. PM> PM> Perhaps, we should add a third case to the above, in which, the PM> core group will propose certain use-case scenario "specializations" to PM> the requirements group. Admittedly, this isnt orthodox practice, but PM> it does deal with the fact that certain aspects of the messaging PM> structure may be key to successful SAML deployments. - prateek
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