RE: New Name !

[Krishna Sankar <ksankar@cisco.com>]

Hal,

	The new name looks great ;-). Like many, I myself am a non-pc person.

	I *do* support a sensible name which reflects the deliverables of the group
(I assume it is the syntax, semantics, protocols and bindings for exchanging
security info), WITHOUT compromising the flexibility towards future work
beyond the current body of deliverables. We should assume that there will be
more work done for version 2.0, version 6.0 (;-)) and beyond.

	Having said this, I would shut up and go to sleep.

	cheers

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hal Lockhart [mailto:hal.lockhart@entegrity.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 1:33 PM
> To: 'Krishna Sankar'; Eve L. Maler;
> security-services@lists.oasis-open.org
> Subject: RE: New Name !
>
>
> Are you seriously proposing SexML? ;-)
>
> The objection to "Security Services" is that many existing and future XML
> Security services fall outside of our scope. Examples include: XML
> signatures, XKMS and XML encryption. It also seems odd that some
> argue that
> "Authentication" is too broad, while endorsing "Security" which
> is even more
> so.
>
> I think I speak for a number of people in saying that my major concern is
> that there be a "new" name, so as to indicate to the world we are
> engaged in
> an open process that is beginning with a blank piece of paper, not
> rubberstamping something one of my competitors invented. I am
> sorry this is
> so politicized, but we are not responsible for that.
>
> Hal
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Krishna Sankar [mailto:ksankar@cisco.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 4:20 PM
> > To: Eve L. Maler; security-services@lists.oasis-open.org
> > Subject: New Name !
> > Importance: High
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > 	Here are my thoughts on the new name:
> >
> > 	1.	We could add the word eXchange somewhere in the
> > name to make it more
> > clear that our mission in life is exchange security info.
> >
> > 	2.	Like many pointed out, Authentication could
> > imply more stuff. Generic
> > Security Services will make our work extensible to other
> > required areas.
> >
> > 	3.	I do not believe in restricting to auth and
> > authorization, in the
> > future.
> >
> > 	3.	My humble suggestion is "Security Services
> > eXchange Markup Language"
> >
> > 	cheers and happy new year (It is the eve of the Chinese
> > New year here in
> > Singapore)
> >
> > 	Remember "Rose by any other names smells as sweet"
> >
>