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Subject: RE: [pki-lowercosts] [Fwd: OASIS PKI Action Plan ?]
I agree as well. Unfortunately, my time will also be limited on Friday. I will have to find an opportune time to break away from another meeting. (probably when the food arrives) Ross Ross F. Smith Technical Advisor | Conseiller Technique Technology & Security Strategy Strategic Infrastructure Services / Services stratégiques d'infrastructure Information Technology Services Branch / Direction générale des services d'infotechnologie PWGSC / TPSGC Ottawa, Canada K1A 0R5 613-946-7735 | Ross.Smith@pwgsc.gc.ca | facsimile/télécopieur 613-946-9893 -----Original Message----- From: Steve Hanna [mailto:Steve.Hanna@Sun.COM] Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 9:08 AM To: Skyberg, David Cc: PKI Lower Costs Subject: Re: [pki-lowercosts] [Fwd: OASIS PKI Action Plan ?] I agree. -Steve Skyberg, David wrote: > Hi folks, > I think it is fairly important to maintain a vendor neutral position. I > appreciate what Sead is offering, but acting on this at all puts us in an > awkward position. If we publicize the availability, do we have an > obligation to publish all vendor offerings? It's a bit of a slippery slope. > > I would suggest that we continue on with the current plan of developing a > cost model and eliciting industry responses to our cost model survey. > > This is also in keeping with the current implementation plan. Our goal is > to develop a cost model and survey, poll for responses, and propose updates > to the PKI Action Plan based on our findings. I would suggest that > deviation from that to any large degree should be approved by the TC anyway. > > -DS > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Steve Hanna [mailto:Steve.Hanna@Sun.COM] >>Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 5:57 AM >>To: Ross Smith >>Cc: PKI Lower Costs >>Subject: Re: [pki-lowercosts] [Fwd: OASIS PKI Action Plan ?] >> >>Ross Smith wrote: >> > I'm a little puzzled (and out of touch). What >> > would be the purpose of buying the software? >> >>Ross, >> >>I'm also not clear on this. I think that >>Sead is suggesting that the SETECS software >>could offer an inexpensive alternative to >>CA and other PKI software from other vendors. >>He hopes that the TC could somehow extend this >>offer to a wider audience. >> >>I don't think the Lower Costs SC has decided >>yet which costs it will focus on and how. >>At some point in the future, the SC might >>decide that the SETECS offer is important >>and should be publicized. But first I think >>the SC needs to understand the cost model >>and decide where to focus its efforts. Also, >>I suspect that the SC and the TC will want >>to avoid favoring any one vendor. >> >>However, I promised Sead that I would >>pass on his offer. If the Lower Costs SC >>does not want to act on his offer now, >>I will pass this on to him. >> >>Thanks, >> >>Steve >> >>Ross Smith wrote: >> >>>Good morning Steve. I'm a little puzzled (and out of touch). What >> >>would be the purpose of buying the software? >> >>>Ross >>> >>>Ross F. Smith >>>Technical Advisor | Conseiller Technique >>>Technology & Security Strategy >>>Strategic Infrastructure Services / Services stratégiques >> >>d'infrastructure >> >>>Information Technology Services Branch / Direction générale des services >> >>d'infotechnologie >> >>>PWGSC / TPSGC >>>Ottawa, Canada K1A 0R5 >>>613-946-7735 | Ross.Smith@pwgsc.gc.ca | facsimile/télécopieur 613-946- >> >>9893 >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>>From: Steve Hanna [mailto:Steve.Hanna@Sun.COM] >>>Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 5:06 PM >>>To: PKI Lower Costs >>>Subject: [pki-lowercosts] [Fwd: OASIS PKI Action Plan ?] >>> >>>Sead Muftic has offered his company's CA software >>>and Java libraries to the PKI TC on some reduced >>>price basis. Do we want to pursue this now or >>>should we continue with our current efforts to >>>develop a PKI cost model? I told him I would >>>ask the Lower Costs SC. >>> >>>Thanks, >>> >>>Steve >>> >>>-------- Original Message -------- >>>Subject: OASIS PKI Action Plan ? >>>Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2004 10:56:05 -0400 >>>From: Sead Muftic <sead.muftic@setecs.com> >>>To: Steve.Hanna@Sun.COM >>> >>>Steve: >>> >>>Can you please update me what is happening with the PKI Action Plan. >>>Where ever you come, people say "We will use Microsoft's CA Server >>>and Active Directory". We (SETECS) are willing to provide CA server >>>combined with your iPlanet, which is functionally equivalent to >> >>Microsoft's >> >>>products, but technically superior. >>> >>>Can we move on to some broader deployment through the OASIS PKI WG ? >>> >>>Regards, >>> >>>Sead Muftic >>>President/CEO >>>SETECS, Inc. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>
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