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diff --git a/doc/source/specification/identifiers.rst b/doc/source/specification/identifiers.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..55bc65d --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/source/specification/identifiers.rst @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +.. + Copyright 2014 IBM Corp. + + Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may + not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain + a copy of the License at + + http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 + + Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software + distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT + WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the + License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations + under the License. + +.. _identifiers: + +============ + Identifiers +============ + +This specification defines an Identifier type that is based upon the Uniform +Resource Identifier Reference (URI) as specified in RFC3986. Any value that +represents a CADF Identifier type in this specification, its extensions, or +profiles SHALL adhere to the requirements listed in this section: + +.. note:: + + CADF Identifier type values SHALL be created to be Universally Unique + Identifiers (UUIDs) so that when CADF data (e.g., CADF Event Records, Logs, + Reports, Resources, Metrics, etc.) are federated it will be uniquely + identifiable to the source (e.g., cloud provider, service, etc.) that + created them. |