Re: EKMI / P1619.3 relationship

[Arshad Noor <arshad.noor@strongauth.com>]

Bob,

I forgot to mention that the SKSML DRAFT spec is available at
http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/documents.php?wg_abbrev=ekmi-sksml
It is a public document, so it is accessible to anyone.

Arshad Noor
StrongAuth, Inc.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Griffin, Robert" <rgriffin@rsasecurity.com>
Date: Monday, June 18, 2007 6:23 am
Subject: EKMI / P1619.3 relationship

> Hi -
> 
> I absolutely agree -- though the charter of IEEE P1619.3 is
> significantly different from that of EKMI, there is more than enough
> convergence in immediate focus to warrant working together.
> 
> There are several things I would suggest:
> 
> - The EKMI and P1619.3 meetings overlap this week (the P1619.3 meeting
> starts at 10am PDT). It would be very valuable to have Arshad and/or
> other members from EKMI join the P1619.3 call to discuss cooperation
> across the two groups. I'll suggest this to the P1619.3 committee 
> chairas an item on the agenda?
> 
> - If it is allowable until OASIS rules, it would be great to make the
> current draft spec available to P1619.3. 
> 
> - EKMI members may want to review the various proposals on the 
> table in
> P1619.3. They are available from the meeting minutes at
> http://ieee-p1619.wetpaint.com/page/Meeting+Minutes.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Bob
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Arshad Noor [mailto:arshad.noor@strongauth.com] 
> Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2007 1:33 PM
> To: ekmi@lists.oasis-open.org
> Subject: [ekmi] [Fwd: Standard for Key Management Infrastructure for
> Cryptographic Protection of Stored Data]
> 
> I had an action item to forward this e-mail to the list.
> Unfortunately, despite another e-mail to follow-up, I
> never received a response from either of them.
> 
> Bob (Griffin), I know you're an observer on this list,
> but if you have some influence over the IEEE WG to bring
> us to the table to discuss joint goals and how we might
> work together, I believe it will benefit everyone in the
> industry.  Thanks.
> 
> Arshad Noor
> StrongAuth, Inc.
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Standard for Key Management Infrastructure for 
> Cryptographic 
> Protection of Stored Data
> Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:34:25 -0800
> From: Arshad Noor <arshad.noor@strongauth.com>
> Organization: StrongAuth, Inc.
> To: james.hughes@sun.com,  plotkin@cs.stanford.edu
> 
> Gentlemen,
> 
> I just read of the IEEE WG (1619.3) to focus on key-management for
> disk-encryption.
> 
> There is an OASIS Technical Committee, the Enterprise Key Management
> Infrastructure (EKMI) Technical Committee that just got created this
> month to focus on key-management for the enterprise:
> 
> http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=ekmi
> 
> While I realize your scope is focused on key-management protocols for
> storage devices, is it possible to have a conversation of how your
> work and ours might mesh together?  I see some overlapping areas in
> the two groups.
> 
> I am in the CA Bay Area and if necessary, I would be happy to meet
> you somewhere in the valley (assuming you are in the Bay Area too,
> James).
> 
> I invite you to take a look at our open-source software - 
> StrongKey -
> that has implemented a simple XML-based protocol for requesting
> symmetric key-management services from centralized servers:
> 
> http://www.strongkey.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46&It
> emid=35
> 
> This protocol is being submitted on a royalty-free basis to OASIS
> for consideration of standardization.
> 
> If there are ways in which the IEEE and OASIS might work together
> on common goals, I believe it will benefit everyone.  Looking
> forward to hearing from you.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Arshad Noor
> StrongAuth, Inc.
> (Co-Chair of the OASIS EKMI-TC)
> 
>