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Alessandro Triglia wrote: > We are not scared! Me, I am permanently scared (of A, and of B, and of P, and of O, and now of Tyky whom I have never met, and I guess I have forgotten someone - oh, and of P!). Oh well, such is life. Happy Easter. John L > > By the way, is IBM engaged in some of those application areas? > > Alessandro > > > > > > > > > > > > > Alessandro > > > > Triglia To: > > xcbf@lists.oasis-open.org > > <sandro@oss.com> cc: > > > > Subject: Re: [xcbf] [Fwd: > > What is the purpose of the XCBF standard?] > > 03/20/02 01:37 > > PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >At 2002/03/20 10:41 -0800, Tyky Aichelen wrote: > > > > >Dear XCBF Team, > > >For the write-ups of our deliverables spec. , the type of detailed > > >paragraph below: > > > > > >"The purpose of XCBF is to use the ASN.1 (Abstract Syntax > > >Notation One standards of ISO-IEC and ITU-T - see www.asn1.org) > > >schema defined in the ANSI financial services standard X9.84:200 > > >"Biometric Information Management for Security" (see www.x9.org) > > >to create an XML markup representation of the biometric objects > > >defined in the NIST CBEFF document that will support both of the > > >binary patron formats in CBEFF in order to promote data exchange, > > >and to make secure biometric information available to XML based > > >applications and systems, by appliying the cryptographic processing > > >and security requirements specified in the proposed X9.96 XML > > >Cryptographic Message Syntax (XCMS) standard to a common biometric > > >object." > > > > > >should be clear in giving the precise technical details. > > >We may think of preceding it with a more general paragraph such as: > > > > > >"The purpose of XCBF standards is to enable interoperability between > > >multi-vendor life sciences applications > > > > > >Hi Tyky > > > >What do you mean exactly by "life sciences applications"? > > > >I believe the purpose of XCBF standards is much wider than just life > >sciences applications. Biometrics, and transmission of biometric samples > >and templates, is an enabling technology for an immense number of > >applications. > > > >Alessandro > > > > > > >running on multi-vendor > > >heterogenous computer and data systems. XCBF specifies > > >a common and secured way for biometrics data formatting, storage, > > >retrieval, > > >and distribution." > > > > > >Then, it would be a clearer introduction, wouldn't it? > > > > > >Best regards, > > >Tyky Aichelen > > >Member of OASIS XCBF TC > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Phil > > > Griffin > > > > > > <phil.griffin@asn To: xcbf > > > <xcbf@lists.oasis-open.org> > > > -1.com> cc: > > > > > > Subject: [xcbf] [Fwd: > > > What is the purpose of the XCBF standard?] > > > 03/20/02 09:44 > > > AM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >----- Message from "ASN1@MINDSPRING.COM" <ASN1@MINDSPRING.COM> on Wed, 20 > > >Mar 2002 12:26:58 -0500 ----- > > > > > > > > > To: "rms@computerbytesman.com" <rms@computerbytesman.com>, > > > "phil.griffin@asn-1.com" > > > <phil.griffin@asn-1.com>, "mary_behr@ziffdavis.com" > > > <mary_behr@ziffdavis.com> > > > > > > > > > Subject: RE: What is the purpose of the XCBF > > > standard? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Original Message: > > >----------------- > > >From: Richard M. Smith rms@computerbytesman.com > > >Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2002 10:51:59 -0500 > > >To: phil.griffin@ASN-1.com, Mary_behr@ziffdavis.com, > > >rms@computerbytesman.com > > >Subject: What is the purpose of the XCBF standard? > > > > > > > > >Hi Phil, > > > > > >I just ran across this article at PC Magazine: > > > > > > Biometrics to Get an XML Standard > > > http://www.pcmag.com/article/0,2997,s=1490&a=24184,00.asp > > > > > > "If terrorists or those sympathetic to terrorists are > > > identified and cataloged based on biology early on, then > > > they could potentially be tracked via biometric devices > > > in the future. Even so, biometrics-an automated process > > > of identifying a person via a physical characteristic, > > > like fingerprints-currently only helps identify individuals > > > for purposes such as access to buildings, computers, bank > > > accounts, and so forth. But what if biometric data became > > > highly organized and transmittable via the Internet? To > > > that end, OASIS, the interoperability consortium, today > > > announced the formation of the OASIS XML Common Biometric > > > Format (XCBF) Technical Committee, which will provide an > > > XML standard for biometrics." > > > > > >Is this story really accurate? That is, the purpose of the XCBF > > >standard is to facilitate the creation of a terrorist tracking network > > >based on biometrics? > > > > > >The purpose of XCBF is to use the ASN.1 (Abstract Syntax > > >Notation One standards of ISO-IEC and ITU-T - see www.asn1.org) > > >schema defined in the ANSI financial services standard X9.84:200 > > >"Biometric Information Management for Security" (see www.x9.org) > > >to create an XML markup representation of the biometric objects > > >defined in the NIST CBEFF document that will support both of the > > >binary patron formats in CBEFF in order to promote data exchange, > > >and to make secure biometric information available to XML based > > >applications and systems, by appliying the cryptographic processing > > >and security requirements specified in the proposed X9.96 XML > > >Cryptographic Message Syntax (XCMS) standard to a common biometric > > >object. > > > > > >Phil Griffin > > >Chair, OASIS XCBF TC > > > > > > > > >Thanks, > > >Richard M. Smith > > >http://www.ComputerBytesMan.com > > > > > > > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >mail2web - Check your email from the web at > > >http://mail2web.com/ . > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------- > > >To subscribe or unsubscribe from this elist use the subscription > > >manager: <http://lists.oasis-open.org/ob/adm.pl> > > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------- > >To subscribe or unsubscribe from this elist use the subscription > >manager: <http://lists.oasis-open.org/ob/adm.pl> > > > > > > > > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------- > >To subscribe or unsubscribe from this elist use the subscription > >manager: <http://lists.oasis-open.org/ob/adm.pl> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > To subscribe or unsubscribe from this elist use the subscription > manager: <http://lists.oasis-open.org/ob/adm.pl> -- Prof John Larmouth Larmouth T&PDS Ltd (Training and Protocol Development Services) 1 Blueberry Road Bowdon j.larmouth@salford.ac.uk Cheshire WA14 3LS Tel: +44 161 928 1605 England Fax: +44 161 928 8069
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