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Specify the algorithm for processing the hl DID parameter.
I noticed this TODO in the spec dereferencing algorithm - https://w3c.github.io/did-resolution/#dereferencing-algorithm-resource
We should either specify it or remove the hl DID parameter.
Anyone using the hl parameter able to write a PR for this?
This was discussed during the #did meeting on 09 October 2025.
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w3c/did-resolution#209
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wip: I was trying to write some tests and then came across issues in this section of the spec.
… There's a TODO there. The issue is to do the TODO.
manu: I could take this. I don't feel very strongly about keeping it but I can see how it might be useful in systems that store DIDs and want to pin two a very specific version of the DID.
markus_sabadello: This should be easy to specify if no one has done it yet. This is similar to hash links for HTTP URL including a hash of the resource that the URL is pointing to.
<manu> ah, right, I had forgotten about all of that -- thanks for the reminder, markus_sabadello
manu: Thank you, Markus. I had forgotten about those use cases. We should keep it and I'll write a PR for it.
