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Subject: Re: [pki-tc] Microsoft contacts?
Thanks, Terry. That should get their attention! Please let us know how it goes. Take care, Steve leahyt@wellsfargo.com wrote: > > I'll give our Microsoft rep a call and see.. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Hanna [mailto:steve.hanna@sun.com] > Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 7:54 AM > To: PKI TC > Subject: [pki-tc] Microsoft contacts? > > Does anyone have good contacts at Microsoft? Peter Doyle > and I have tried our contacts, asking them to review > and comment on the draft PKI Action Plan. No response. > Maybe somebody else will have better luck. I'd really > like to have Microsoft on board for this effort, if > possible. > > I have included below the main part of the email that > I sent to Microsoft. Feel free to reuse any part of it > (or not, since it didn't seem to work!). > > Thanks, > > Steve > > ------------ > > You have probably heard that the OASIS PKI Technical > Committee has been working on identifying the primary > obstacles to PKI deployment and usage and figuring out > how (or whether) they can be addressed. TC members include > key PKI vendors and customers, lawyers, auditors, etc. > > Since Microsoft is a key player in the PKI area, > I want to ask you to review our work so far, > comment, and consider actively participating. > PKI is a key technology that is important to all > of us and our customers. Working together, we can > ease its use. But without the support of Microsoft, > these efforts will not be very effective. > > Here's the background information you need. > Please let me know what you think. > > Thanks, > > Steve Hanna > OASIS PKI TC co-chair > > --------- > > Background on the OASIS PKI TC's draft PKI Action Plan > > Over the summer, the OASIS PKI Technical Committee did > two surveys aimed at identifying and understanding > obstacles to PKI deployment and usage and how they > could be addressed. Those surveys were quite successful, > getting detailed responses from more than 200 people > with strong PKI experience and expertise. > > After analyzing the survey responses, the OASIS PKI > Technical Committee has prepared a draft PKI Action > Plan, which we are circulating to gather feedback and > support. In October, we are in confidential consultations > with key PKI stakeholders (vendors, customers/users, > standards groups, etc.). In November and December, > we'll go out for public review (including all the > folks who responded to the surveys). And in February, > we hope to roll out the plan with support from all the > folks we need to make it happen. > > The current draft of the PKI Action Plan is at > http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/pki/pkiactionplan.pdf > It is only 7 pages, so reviewing it isn't too hard! > > Note that this is still a rough draft. One main > change we plan to make in the next draft is > to acknowledge more clearly that easing PKI > deployment is not an easy problem. Lots of people > have been working on it for many years and doing > a very good job. We (the PKI TC) want to serve as > a clearinghouse where vendors, users, standards > groups, and others can agree on next steps. But > we don't intend to supplant any of those roles. > > If you want to see the survey results, they're here: > http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/pki/pkiobstaclesjune2003surveyreport.pd > f > http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/pki/pkiobstaclesaugust2003surveyreport. > pdf > PLEASE keep all these documents confidential until the > TC sends them out for public review in early November. > > Here are some questions you may want to consider while > reading the draft Action Plan. Just a few things to get > you thinking. > > Basic Questions: > > * Is this draft PKI Action Plan ambitious enough? > * Is the plan too ambitious (not feasible)? > * Does it properly identify the most critical problems? > * Does it propose practical, but effective solutions? > * How could the plan be improved? > * Are you willing to help? If so, how? > * Will you sign on as a supporter of the plan? > Will your organization do so? > > More In-depth Questions: > > * Who should be involved in executing the plan? > * How can we contact, motivate, and involve them? > * What is the relative importance of the action steps? > * What resources will be required to achieve the specific > deliverables identified in the plan? > * Is there work already underway or planned that will > address these issues? > * How should this plan be coordinated among all the > relevant stakeholders? > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Part 1.2 Type: application/ms-tnef > Encoding: base64
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