ebCore TC next steps

[Pim van der Eijk <pvde@sonnenglanz.net>]

Dear all,

The ebCore TC has not met for a long time but is working on some new 
deliverables,  including:

1)  an Agreement Update specification,  mainly intended to support 
message-based exchange of certificates for certificate rollover. The 
latest version fixes some minor editorial issues and provides the last 
outstanding content (a table of standard errors). Several of you already 
provided some input, which is incorporated in the latest version that is 
available from:
https://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/ebcore/document.php?document_id=56335

This is a relatively simple and straightforward specification for a 
relatively easy-to-grasp problem. A number of user communities 
internationally that are using ebMS2/ebMS3/AS4 would like to have a 
solution before an upcoming certificate switch in their communities,  
and are pushing for a specification to be standardized in OASIS (at 
least to Committee Specification) so they can request their vendors to 
implement it in time.  I am wondering if you think more work is needed 
on this specification,  what issues or questions you see for it,  or 
whether you think it could be progressed to CSD and public review fairly 
soon?

2)  CPPA3,  a new major version of CPP and CPA to support ebMS2, ebMS3, 
AS4, AS1, AS2 and AS3.  This work has been ongoing since 2007,  put on 
hold for some years while waiting for related specifications to be 
completed and more established in the market, and the business case to 
be established.  That time has now come. OASIS is also planning to 
facilitate the co-development of specifications and open source sample 
implementations.  For CPPA3, such an open source implementation (one 
that unifies two CPP3s into a CPA3) is being worked on and complements 
the specification nicely.  This is a much bigger topic that needs more 
input and discussion to progress. The latest version of the 
specification is available from:
https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/document.php?document_id=56327

Apart from these topics, there may be other topics that need discussion. 
   For example,  is there any interest in additional RegRep profiles or 
enhancements?

I'm interested in your views in having a teleconference meeting for this 
TC in the upcoming period.  Is it useful?  If yes, what time would fit 
you?  With members in incompatible timezones,  it is difficult to see 
what time would work as we have participants in incompatible 
timezones.   One idea is a UBL-TC style split meeting on two times,  to 
cover all your time zones.   I can provide global dial in numbers for 
any meeting.   Initially this could be just for an incidental meeting, 
we could then discuss if regular meetings are needed.   OASIS TCs do not 
need to have meetings and can conduct business asynchronously,  and if 
possible that is a model than many people prefer.  Please let me know 
your feedback (to the list,  or privately to me) on how to proceed.

Kind Regards,

Pim