Page Comparison

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1. An administrative service that manages the metadata necessary to perform naming services
2. An Admin UI to allow registered users to create and maintain URNs
3. An API that allows registered applications to interact with the administrative service without using the Admin UI
4. An HTTP-based resolution service that performs naming resolution using browser redirection
5. An API that returns information about URNs rather than resolving the URN

 
What is a persistent identifier?
What is name resolution?
Why use persistent identifiers?
What resources should be named?

What is a naming authority? What is an authority path?
A naming authority is an organizational entity given the ability to create and maintain persistent identifiers. Naming authorities are arranged in a hierarchical tree structure, where the parent/child relationship indicates administrative oversight. The process of creating a new child naming authority is referred to as delegation: a parent authority delegates some portion of its naming responsibilities to a child authority.

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