Re: [egov] Semantic Web Collaborations

["David RR Webber" <david@drrw.info>]

Anders,

Another key piece in this puzzle is I believe the PenOp patents.

These may well be expiring shortly - and if so that opens up
some interesting possiblities.

DW.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Anders Rundgren" <anders.rundgren@telia.com>
To: <egov@lists.oasis-open.org>; <Susan.Turnbull@gsa.gov>;
<Owen_Ambur@fws.gov>; <bnieman@cox.net>; "Rex Brooks" <rexb@starbourne.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2004 11:46 AM
Subject: Re: [egov] Semantic Web Collaborations


> Hi Rex & Co,
>
> May I add something to the list?  In order to create useful services
> on the web, the different actors should be properly authenticated.
>
> In spite of a decade of talks about digital signatures and the existence
> of digital signature laws in most countries, no party have so far taken
> on the standardization of user-based signature-operations in a web
> context.
>
> I have on a voluntary basis initiated such an effort and have recently
> signed-up a leading cryptographer (having contributed to numerous
> standards), as a co-editor.
>
> http://w1.181.telia.com/~u18116613/OnLineWebSignatureStandardRequest.pdf
>
> A draft is to be published within a couple of months.
>
> Anders Rundgren
> Consulant, PKI & e-Business
>
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