> > Although more accurately it is "Hey, can you tell me who is this
> > person and, if so, how you authenticated them and, btw, I
> would prefer
> > that you make sure that they have been authenticated this way and,
> > btw, I (the SP) would/wouldn't prefer that you interact
> with the user
> > in order to possibly get an answer to this question" (yeah, a bit
> > more complex, hence I like the "who is this guy").
>
> Yes, but this (unfortunate) choice of words emphasizes
> identity in favor of anonymity. Increasingly, anonymous (or
> pseudonymous) interactions are preferred.
I don't think it's all that unfortunate and it was purposefully
chosen. Anonymous, pseudonymous, world-wide global ID are all
ways of telling someone who you are (just a bit more/less
specific).
Conor
