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| − | '''XRI''' stands for '''Extensible Resource Identifier,''' an open standard protocol for digital identity addressing developed by the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards), a not-for-profit consortium engaged in developing interoperability protocols for security, Cloud Computing, SOA, Web services, the Smart Grid, electronic publishing, emergency management, etc.<ref>[http://www.oasis-open.org/standards www.oasis-open.org About]</ref> The characteristics of the XRI is the same as the Uniform Resource | + | '''XRI''' stands for '''Extensible Resource Identifier,''' an open standard protocol for digital identity addressing developed by the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards), a not-for-profit consortium engaged in developing interoperability protocols for security, Cloud Computing, SOA, Web services, the Smart Grid, electronic publishing, emergency management, etc.<ref>[http://www.oasis-open.org/standards www.oasis-open.org About]</ref> The characteristics of the XRI is the same as the [[Uniform Resource Identifier]]s (URIs)], which provides a simple and extensible way for identifying a resource.However, an XRI is capable of including characters beyond what is used by the generic URI and incorporates the simplification and enhancements of the URI syntax.<ref>[http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/5109/xri-syntax-resolution-1.0-cd.pdf Extensible Resource Identifier (XRI) Generic Syntax and Resolution Specification, Committee Draft, January 12, 2004]</ref> |
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Revision as of 05:57, 9 October 2011
XRI stands for Extensible Resource Identifier, an open standard protocol for digital identity addressing developed by the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards), a not-for-profit consortium engaged in developing interoperability protocols for security, Cloud Computing, SOA, Web services, the Smart Grid, electronic publishing, emergency management, etc.[1] The characteristics of the XRI is the same as the Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs)], which provides a simple and extensible way for identifying a resource.However, an XRI is capable of including characters beyond what is used by the generic URI and incorporates the simplification and enhancements of the URI syntax.[2]