not a hack request per say. but an idea. IE vbulletin developers please read this..

[Dominick]

I know I know, posted in the general chat forum on vbulletin.com as well. but I cant resist and if it gets poo pooed as a regular vbulletin spec then atleast maybe a hack can come out of it...


wsdl
or web Web Services Description Language
taken from whatis.com

The Web Services Description Language (WSDL) is an XML-based language used to describe the services a business offers and to provide a way for individuals and other businesses to access those services electronically. WSDL is the cornerstone of the Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration (UDDI) initiative spearheaded by Microsoft, IBM, and Ariba. UDDI is an XML-based registry for businesses worldwide, which enables businesses to list themselves and their services on the Internet. WSDL is the language used to do this.

WSDL is derived from Microsoft's Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) and IBM's Network Accessible Service Specification Language (NASSL). WSDL replaces both NASSL and SOAP as the means of expressing business services in the UDDI registry.

if I am reading this correctly, the direct application for vbulletin is the idea that communities can share their user information in a secure manner. IE creating mega communities. Multiple forums linking their registration information. Sort of a forum based version of usenet?

debunk it please before I go mad with excitement...

In specifics what is needed would be SAML
read on my bb brothas

SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language) is an Extensible Markup Language (XML) standard that allows a user to log on once for affiliated but separate Web sites. SAML is designed for business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) transactions.

SAML specifies three components: assertions, protocol, and binding. There are three assertions: authentication, attribute, and authorization. Authentication assertion validates the user's identity. Attribute assertion contains specific information about the user. And authorization assertion identifies what the user is authorized to do.

Protocol defines how SAML asks for and receives assertions. Binding defines how SAML message exchanges are mapped to Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) exchanges. SAML works with multiple protocols including Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), File Transfer Protocol (FTP) and also supports SOAP, BizTalk, and Electronic Business XML (ebXML). The Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) is the standards group for SAML.

again taken from whatis.com









http://www.oasis-open.org/committees...02-04-22.shtml

free licenses > +

saml charter page at oasis


http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/security/


soo so so so so
can we do it
huhuhuhuh
pluuuueeeze




sorry Im a kid at heart!

-Dom
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