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Add section on delegation. #359

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@msporny msporny commented Jan 7, 2024

This PR is an attempt to address issue #252 by adding a section on delegation proposed by @agropper.


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can be to a client that might or might not be controlled by the subject.
Delegation is highly relevant for both phases. The <a>issuer</a> might delegate
processing of the request to a separate entity. The subject, for their part,
might also delegate the ability to request a <a>verifiable credential</a> to a
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Note that the subject may not always have the capability or ability to perform delegation. Examples include: a new born baby, a pet, and a person with dementia. So the request might be performed by a third party who was not delegated by the subject.

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Yes, excellent point, I'll work that into the text in the next revision.

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Done in 098da50.

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A tiny word shuffle. Approval will come after @David-Chadwick's note about externally-imposed delegation is acted upon.

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+1 with David and Ted's suggestions.

@msporny msporny force-pushed the agropper-delegation branch from d1aa294 to ff729a1 Compare January 23, 2024 19:14
@msporny msporny merged commit 5cd91c6 into main Jan 23, 2024
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@msporny msporny deleted the agropper-delegation branch January 23, 2024 19:18
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