Re: Proposed XMPP Extension: XMPP Decentralized ID (XID)

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On Tue, 2 Jun 2026 at 16:42, Marvin W. via Standards <[email protected]>
wrote:

> I am a little confused about what is the intended scope of a XID, that
> is, what it is meant to identify? A device/resource? An entity? A user?
> Multiple users? A human?
>
>
I understood a XID to identify a single entity who may have multiple
devices spread across multiple accounts (and serverless as well) both
concurrently and consecutively.

I got that from the first para of the Introduction - obviously I don't have
any objection to stating it explicitly.

Dave.

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mail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, 2 Jun 2=
026 at 16:42, Marvin W. via Standards &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:standards@xmpp.=
org">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_=
quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,=
204);padding-left:1ex">I am a little confused about what is the intended sc=
ope of a XID, that<br>
is, what it is meant to identify? A device/resource? An entity? A user?<br>
Multiple users? A human?<br>
<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I understood a XID to identify a singl=
e entity who may have multiple devices spread across multiple accounts (and=
 serverless as well) both concurrently and consecutively.</div><div><br></d=
iv><div>I got that from the first para of the Introduction - obviously I do=
n&#39;t have any objection to stating it explicitly.</div><div><br></div><d=
iv>Dave.</div></div></div>

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