Discovery Service Specification

The Liberty ID-WSF Discovery Service Specification defines a framework that enables a client to locate the appropriate web service for retrieving, updating, or modifying a particular piece of identity data. Typically, there are one or more services on a network that allow entities to perform an action on identity data. To keep track of these services or to know which can be trusted, clients require a discovery service. A discovery service is essentially a web service interface for a registry of resource offerings. A resource offering defines an association between a piece of identity data and the service instance that provides access to the data. A common use case is when a personal profile or calendar data is placed within a discovery resource so that the data can be located by other entities. For more information, see the Liberty ID-WSF Discovery Service Specification.