Fw: question on Statements of Use for KMIP V1.1

[<robert.griffin@rsa.com>]

----- Original Message -----
From: Chet Ensign [mailto:chet.ensign@oasis-open.org]
Sent: Monday, June 18, 2012 05:11 PM
To: Griffin, Robert
Cc: Subhash.Sankuratripati@netapp.com <Subhash.Sankuratripati@netapp.com>
Subject: Re: question on Statements of Use for KMIP V1.1

Hi Bob,

I interpret the TC Process to mean the second: the SoU need not have
used every conformance clause, it just has to identify those that it
did. Also, I don't see that limiting their use for your OS vote.

Best,

/chet

On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 12:19 PM,  <robert.griffin@rsa.com> wrote:
> Hi Chet –
>
>
>
> As we prepare our request for a vote on promoting KMIP V1.1 to an OASIS
> standard, we’ve had a bit of confusion about Statements of Use. I believe we
> have 2 different readings of the relevant clause from
> http://www.oasis-open.org/policies-guidelines/tc-process
>
> "Statement of Use", with respect to a Committee Specification, is a written
> statement by an OASIS Organizational Member stating that it is successfully
> using or implementing that specification in accordance with the conformance
> clauses specified in Section 2.18, identifying those clauses that apply, and
> stating whether its use included the interoperation of multiple independent
> implementations. A Statement of Use must be endorsed by the Organizational
> Member's Primary Representative.
>
> These two interpretations are:
>
>
>
> -          Only those organizations that have exercised all the profiles
> defined for KMIP V1.1 can submit a Statement of Use. The conformance clause
> in the KMIP Specification references the profiles as the mechanism for
> establishing conformance claims.
>
>
>
> or
>
> -          Any organization that has implemented one or more of the profiles
> can contribute a Statement of Use, as long as they stipulate which profiles
> they have exercised. Such an SoU, however, would not considered as one of
> the 3 required for consideration of KMIP V1.1 as an OASIS standard.
>
>
>
> It seems to me it’s worthwhile to take the second approach, to show a
> greater breadth of support for KMIP. It seems to me that this is in
> accordance with the policy above. But if that is not the case, we want to be
> sure we conform to the process!
>
>
>
> Please give us your guidance on this question?
>
>
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
> Bob
>
>
>
> 1      KMIP Server and Client Implementation Conformance
>
> 1.1 KMIP Server Implementation Conformance
>
> An implementation is a conforming KMIP Server if the implementation meets
> the conditions specified in one or more server profiles specified in
> [KMIP-Prof].
>
> A KMIP server implementation SHALL be a conforming KMIP Server.
>
> If a KMIP server implementation claims support for a particular server
> profile, then the implementation SHALL conform to all normative statements
> within the clauses specified for that profile and for any subclauses to each
> of those clauses.
>
> 1.2 KMIP Client Implementation Conformance
>
> An implementation is a conforming KMIP Client if the implementation meets
> the conditions specified in one or more client profiles specified in
> [KMIP-Prof].
>
> A KMIP client implementation SHALL be a conforming KMIP Client.
>
> If a KMIP client implementation claims support for a particular client
> profile, then the implementation SHALL conform to all normative statements
> within the clauses specified for that profile and for any subclauses to each
> of those clauses.
>
>



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/chet
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