Add a TODO about defining non-latin login creds

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Richard van der Hoff 8 years ago
parent cdd19dca7f
commit a2f1c6a7a6

@ -492,8 +492,13 @@ Mapping from other character sets
In certain circumstances it will be desirable to map from a wider character set In certain circumstances it will be desirable to map from a wider character set
onto the limited character set allowed in a user ID localpart. Examples include onto the limited character set allowed in a user ID localpart. Examples include
a homeserver creating a user ID for a new user based on their chosen login ID, a homeserver creating a user ID for a new user based on the username passed to
or a bridge mapping user ids from another protocol. ``/register``, or a bridge mapping user ids from another protocol.
.. TODO-spec
We need to better define the mechanism by which homeservers can allow users
to have non-Latin usernames.
Implementations are free to do this mapping however they choose. Since the user Implementations are free to do this mapping however they choose. Since the user
ID is opaque except to the implementation which created it, the only ID is opaque except to the implementation which created it, the only

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