OSG Request to Regional PMAs

1
OSG Request to Regional PMAs

• GGF 13
• March 15, 2005
• Bob Cowles Dane Skow

2
Accreditation Profiles

• Utilize or develop accepted standard profiles
• Assure approximate parity in CAs
• Perform peer reviews

3
Namespaces

• Monitor for and arbitrate overlaps
• Distribute only non-overlapping CA signing policy
  files

4
Forum

• Allow our participation as a relying party
• Relying parties able to make known needs and
  raise concerns

5
Collection Point

• Secure information about accredited CAs
• Provide methods for relying parties to obtain
  automatic information updates
• Links to policies
• Lists of members
• CA Certificates
• Links to policies contacts

6
Coordinate

• With other regions
• Work with standards organizations

7
Accept?

• Trust remains decision of resource providers
• Intend to encourage reliance on IGF member
  accreditation
• See significant value as role of common service
  providers
• Please accept this requested role