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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>w3id.org - Permanent Identifiers for the Web</title>
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<div>
<h1 style="text-align: center; ">
Permanent Identifiers for the Web
</h1>
<p style="text-align: center; ">
Secure, permanent URLs for your Web application that will stand the test
of time.
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
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<div class="offset2 span8">
<p>
The purpose of this website is to provide a secure, permanent
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/URL">URL</a>
re-direction service for Web applications. This service is run by the
<a href="http://www.w3.org/community/perma-id/">W3C Permanent Identifier Community Group</a>.
</p>
<p>
Web applications that deal with
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linked_data">Linked Data</a>
often need to specify and use
URLs that are very stable. They utilize services such as this one to ensure
that applications using their URLs will always be re-directed to a working
website. This website operates like a
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_switchboard">switchboard</a>,
connecting requests for
information with the true location of the information on the Web.
The switchboard can be reconfigured to point to a new location if the
old location stops working.
</p>
<p>
There are a growing group of organizations that have
pledged responsibility to ensure the operation of this website.
These organizations are:
<a href="http://digitalbazaar.com/">Digital Bazaar</a>,
<a href="http://3roundstones.com/">3 Round Stones</a>,
<a href="http://www.openlinksw.com/">OpenLink Software</a>,
<a href="http://www.aptest.com/">Applied Testing and Technology</a>,
<a href="http://openspring.net/">Openspring</a>, and
<a href="http://bosatsu.net/">Bosatsu Consulting</a>.
They are responsible for all administrative
tasks associated with operating the service. The social contract between
these organizations gives each of them full access to all information required
to maintain and operate the website. The agreement is setup such that
a number of these companies could fail, lose interest, or become unavailable
for long periods of time without negatively affecting the operation of the
site.
</p>
<p>
This website operates in HTTPS-only mode to ensure end-to-end security. This
means that it may be used for Linked Data applications that require high
levels of security such as those found in the financial, medical, and
public infrastructure sectors.
</p>
<p>
All identifiers associated with this website are intended to be around
for as long as the Web is around. This means decades, if not centuries.
If the final destination for popular identifiers used by this service fail
in such a way as to be a major inconvenience or danger to the Web, the
community will mirror the information for the popular identifier and setup
a working redirect to restore service to the rest of the Web.
</p>
<p>
If you would like to add a permanent identifier to the website, the preferred
procedure is to perform the following steps:
</p>
<ol>
<li><a href="https://github.com/perma-id/w3id.org">Fork the website</a> on Github.</li>
<li>Add a new redirect entry and commit your changes.</li>
<li>Submit a pull request for your changes</li>
</ol>
<p>
You can also send a request to add a redirect to the
<a href="http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-perma-id/">[email protected]</a>
mailing list. Make sure to include the URL that you want on w3id.org, the
URL that you want to redirect to, and the HTTP code that you want to use
when redirecting. An administrator will then create the redirect for you.
</p>
<p>
There is not yet an official policy on identifier names. The current practice
is to claim a top-level directory name and add project specific second level
identifiers. For instance, <code>https://w3id.org/PROJECT-ID/SUB-ID...</code>.
Shared top-levels are also available such as
<code>https://w3id.org/people/PERSON-ID</code>. There is not yet an official
list or policy for reserved identifiers. However, the administrators may deny
requests for identifiers that are too generic, could cause confusion, are
inappropriate or offensive, or otherwise may be needed for future service
expansion.
</p>
<p>
If you wish to engage the community in discussion about this service for
your Web application, please send an e-mail to the
<a href="http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-perma-id/">[email protected] mailing list</a>.
</p>
<hr/>
<p>
The letters 'w3' in the domain name for this site stand for "World Wide Web".
Other than hosting the software for the Permanent Identifier Community Group,
the "World Wide Web Consortium" (W3C) is not involved in the support or
management of this website in any way.
</p>
</div>
</div>
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