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Subject: UBL and Digital Signatures was Re: [Fwd: Re: [ubl] MINUTES FROM EUROPEASIA UBL WORKING SESSION WEDNESDAY 6th JULY at 0800 UTC]


Dont want to rain on this parade (and I know i am  being hypocritical) 
but can we change the subject line on this thread as it really is too 
important to get lost in the archives.


Monica J Martin wrote:

> Forward to list as requested. Thanks.
>
>>   One aspect that may or may not have been discussed here [1] is that 
>>   geographic, agreement, regulatory and other infrastructure 
>> conditions   may dictate what option is used - encapsulation and/or 
>> referencing.  If   you look at the business document and the process 
>> it may be associated   with, is it advisable to dictate what option 
>> is used? Let me explain   briefly. If you look back at eCommerce 
>> Patterns [2], it talks some of   the boundaries here. While I agree 
>> that parties may specify what the   security criteria is and the 
>> mechanisms used, should UBL dictate what   they are rather than 
>> allowing the agreement, conditions and expectations   of the parties 
>> compiling and using the business document in a business   process 
>> define what mechanisms are selected. I realize I am an observer   but 
>> this, at least to me, is an important point that was worth raising.   
>> Forgive me for stepping out of my observer box.  Thanks.
>>
>>   [1] I've also briefly scanned the Certificate of Origin documents 
>> too   but am not directly familiar with the detailed discussions on 
>> COO or how   to meet the requirements identified.
>>   [2] cc: Jamie Clark here as he is an expert here....and I'm not but 
>> ebBP   long debated legally binding and shared intent (See latest 
>> specification   packages preparing for CD vote at:   
>> http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/documents.php?wg_abbrev=ebxml-bp 
>> (6   packages uploaded 1 July 2005). eCommerce patterns:    
>> http://www.ebxml.org/specs/bpPATT.pdf.
>>
>>   > mcgrath: Attendees:
>>   > Tim McGrath
>>   > Thomas Lee
>>   > Peter Borresen
>>   >
>>   > Given the limited attendance, we decided to concentrate this 
>> meeting   > on the topic of Digital  Signatures.  Peter and Thomas 
>> have an action   > tiem to prepare a white paper on this issue.
>>   >
>>   > TL: outlined the requirements from the Certificate of Origin   > 
>> document.   This document is actually built up in stages by different 
>>   > orgnaizations, each of whom signs their respective parts.  This 
>> also   > means the sequence of signing is significant as well.
>>   >
>>   > Two approaches have been identified:
>>   > a. encapsulating the digital signature inside the document (the   
>> > Crimson Logic approach)
>>   > b. referencing the digital signature from the document and 
>> storing it   > externally (the DTTN and ebXML approach).
>>   >
>>   > Both have their strengths and weaknesses.
>>   >
>>   > Action Item: Peter will create a draft of how the Digital 
>> Signature   > could be referenced from a UBL document and pass to 
>> Thomas for his input.
>>
>
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