Re: [pki-guidelines] Potential dates/times for AGSC meeting

["Anders Rundgren" <anders.rundgren@telia.com>]

Arshad,

 

This seems OK as a starter. Other technical groups though have be-weekly meetings. Essentially one simple question will determine how the rest will be. 

 

The "watershed" issue is:

 

Is the anticipated TPKI mechanism supposed to work IDENTICALLY in the targeted leading browsers?   This would imply no less than a STANDARDS EFFORT.

 

Or is the goal rather to find out what the various browsers in their current versions can do in terms signing and encryption?  This is a MARKET RESEARCH project.  Given the plugin constraint (no ActiveX etc) in the current TPKI draft, this can be done in a month or so.  In fact, I consider myself having already done the basic research.

 

If OTOH, the 50+ plugin schemes are to be included, this is a MAJOR effort. Much of the information is in foreign languages, poorly documented, and often NDA protected.  The latter for example is always the case for schemes created by the financial sector.  The biopharma industries' USSI is currently also NDA protected.

 

Since there are only two voting members and the rest are mainly passive members, I suggest a "straw poll" to get some indications of what other people think of this.  If there is no response, I don't think that we have to bother much about ANY issue :-)

 

Also, I would like to know how much the "wiz-kid" is supposed to work for this SC and if possible who he or she is.

 

thanx

Anders

 

----- Original Message -----

From: "Arshad Noor" <arshad.noor@strongauth.com>

To: "PKI Application Guidelines" <pki-guidelines@lists.oasis-open.org>

Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 02:14

Subject: [pki-guidelines] Potential dates/times for AGSC meeting

It appears that the TPKI project is generating enough interest
to 
warrant holding regular meetings.  I am, therefore, canvassing
for 
appropriate dates/times that will work for the subcommitee
members.

I 
notice that we have the following demographics from the OASIS
AGSC 
roster:

EU US-EST US-PST Total
-- ------ ------ -----

Voting 
Member 1 1   2
Member 1 1   2
Observer 1 1 1   
3
-----
  7
=====

I'm not sure what the quorum guidelines 
are, but it appears
that common-sense dictates, both voting members must 
be
available for an item to be brought to vote, and that at least
3 of the 
4 members (or should it be 4 of 7 members+observers?)
should be present to 
form a quorum.  I will clarify that with
the administrative people at 
OASIS, but in the meantime, lets
try to find meeting times that work for 
us.

I would recommend that we begin meeting starting in February 
2006.
I propose the following dates and times; please let me know 
which
ones work for you on a monthly cycle.

February 07, 2006 09:00am 
PST, 12:00 Noon EST, 17:00 GMT
February 08, 2006 09:00am PST, 12:00 Noon EST, 
17:00 GMT
February 09, 2006 09:00am PST, 12:00 Noon EST, 17:00 
GMT

This will give us a chance to prepare the minutes and report it
to 
the TC meetings that are held the following week.

Thank 
you.

Arshad Noor
StrongAuth, Inc.