Technical Activities Group Meeting Minutes
HEPKI-TAG Call

August 25, 2004
Attendees

* Jim Jokl (chair) - Virginia
* Nathan Faut - EDUCAUSE
* Eric Norman - Wisconsin
* Mark Franklin - Dartmouth
* David Wasley - UCOP
* Bob Morgan - Washington
* Steve Olshansky - Internet2
* Neal McBurnett - Internet2
* Jeanette Fielden - Internet2
* Lisa Hogeboom - Internet2
* Nick Lewis - Internet2

Discussion

The minutes of the previous meeting were approved without changes.

The group reviewed action items:

1. Jim will ask CSG and OASIS to endorse the Eudora S/MIME letter.
- Jim has contacted CSG; Steve Hanna is contacting OASIS.
[AI] Jim will prompt his contacts with various organizations to get endorsements for the Eudora S/MIME letter.
2. Jim will change the draft version of section 1.6 in the PKI-lite policy to version 1.0 and circulate to the list for final review.
- Still to do.
3. Neal will add a question to the Other Issues section of the USHER doc: Should HEBCA sign USHER certs at the Rudimentary level?
- Moot after today's discussion -- see below.
4. Eric will take up this question with HEBCA.
- Moot. Nathan noted that HEBCA-BID will soon become a policy authority; this will involve much turnover, and Nathan will be leaving BID.
5. All will send Neal feedback on the USHER doc, particularly on what apps the USHER initiative should support.
- Done on today's call.
6. Eric will contact Denise for input on the user portion of his Top 10 project.
- Still to do.
7. All will send Eric suggestions for his Top 10 lists.
- Still to do.

Most of the call was devoted to reviewing Neal's draft USHER CPS outline:
http://bcn.boulder.co.us/~neal/i2/crencat/usher-cps.html. [Neal has made changes accordingly
- [AI] All will review the latest version of
http://bcn.boulder.co.us/~neal/i2/crencat/usher-cps.html for discussion on the September 8 call.] David noted that we need to find out what the HEBCA and FBCA CPSes require a CA to impose on subordinate CAs.

Action Items

1. [AI] All will review the latest version of http://bcn.boulder.co.us/~neal/i2/crencat/usher-cps.html for discussion on the September 8 call.
2. [AI] Jim will prompt his contacts with various organizations to get endorsements for the Eudora S/MIME letter.
3. [AI] Jim will change the draft version of section 1.6 in the PKI-lite policy to version 1.0 and circulate to the list for final review.
4. [AI] Eric will contact Denise for input on the user portion of his Top 10 project.
5. [AI] All will send Eric suggestions for his Top 10 lists.