This will depends on the timeline for this document, and the timeline of webbotauth.
I think it would be relevant to point to the work being conducted on web-bot-auth mailing.
Based on the under work charter for a working group, it aims to standardise methods for crawlers to cryptographically identify themselves, which would nicely complement the methods presented in this document.
One of the deliverable is a best current practice document. The current document is a good reference point for non-cryptographic authentication, and having all in one would be valuable.
This will depends on the timeline for this document, and the timeline of webbotauth.
I think it would be relevant to point to the work being conducted on web-bot-auth mailing.
Based on the under work charter for a working group, it aims to standardise methods for crawlers to cryptographically identify themselves, which would nicely complement the methods presented in this document.
One of the deliverable is a best current practice document. The current document is a good reference point for non-cryptographic authentication, and having all in one would be valuable.