WO 03/091861 23 PCT/IB03/01172 CLAIMS a location-request step (I) initiated by the requesting entity (50) for requesting from a client application (30) a location information (LI) that corresponds to a location entity (40) possessing the identity-related information (IRI); a redirecting step (I) for connecting the client application (30) t~ the Innotinn entity (40) in order to instruct the location entity (40) to transfer the identity-rel yn (IRI) to the requesting entity (50); and an acquiring step (IV) for obtaining the i mn (IRD, the acquiring step comprising 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the acquiring step (IV) comprises only a redirecting sub-step ([Vg) of redirecting the location entity (40) via the client application (30) to the requesting entity (50) and thereby transmitting the identity-related information (IRI) to the requesting entity (50). 3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising a decision step on whether the contact step (IVa) is performed in dependence on the length of information to be carried in a URL (uniform resource locator). 4. The method according to any preceding claim, wherein the transport protocol used between the requesting entity (50) and the client application (30), and between the location entity (40) and the client application (30) is a secure hyper text transfer protocol (HTTPS). 5. The method according to any preceding claim, wherein the returned location information (LD is relative to the location of the client application (30). a contact step (IVa) wherein the location entity (40) contacts the requesting entity (50); a request step (TVc) wherein the requesting entity (50) requests the identity-related information (IRD; and a response step (IVe) wherein the requesting entity (50) receives the identity-related information (IRI) from the location entity (40). 1. Method for providing an identity-related information (IRI) to a requesting entity (50), said method comprising: