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Subject: Fwd: Re: [CAP] CAP Security Using Digital Signatures
Eight. >X-ASG-Debug-ID: 1236878604-1d6c035f0000-8wEmJ8 >X-Barracuda-URL: http://10.10.11.60:8000/cgi-bin/mark.cgi >Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:22:55 -0700 >From: "Art Botterell" <ABott@so.cccounty.us> >To: "Hannes Tschofenig" <Hannes.Tschofenig@gmx.net>, > <cap-list@lists.incident.com> >X-ASG-Orig-Subj: Re: [CAP] CAP Security Using Digital Signatures >X-Barracuda-Connect: UNKNOWN[1.16.10.4] >X-Barracuda-Start-Time: 1236878605 >X-Barracuda-Virus-Scanned: by Barracuda Spam Firewall at co.contra-costa.ca.us >X-Barracuda-Spam-Score: -1002.00 >X-Barracuda-Spam-Status: No, SCORE=-1002.00 using global scores of > TAG_LEVEL=1000.0 QUARANTINE_LEVEL=1000.0 KILL_LEVEL=1000.0 >Subject: Re: [CAP] CAP Security Using Digital Signatures >X-BeenThere: cap-list@lists.incident.com >List-Id: Common Alerting Protocol Public Discussion > <cap-list.lists.incident.com> >List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.incident.com/mailman/options/cap-list>, > <mailto:cap-list-request@lists.incident.com?subject=unsubscribe> >List-Archive: <http://lists.incident.com/pipermail/cap-list> >List-Post: <mailto:cap-list@lists.incident.com> >List-Help: <mailto:cap-list-request@lists.incident.com?subject=help> >List-Subscribe: <http://lists.incident.com/mailman/listinfo/cap-list>, > <mailto:cap-list-request@lists.incident.com?subject=subscribe> >Sender: cap-list-bounces@lists.incident.com >X-Nonspam: Statistical 61% > >There's definitely a need to deal with interoperable authentication, >Hannes, at least here in the U.S. where we have several federal >warning systems attempting to integrate with state and local systems >built by various providers. > >As for your comment re the semantics, not sure what your concerns >are there, but we could certainly discuss any specific suggestions >you might have, especially now that we have a number of implementers >with several years of real-world operation under their belts. > >- Art > >Art Botterell, Manager >Community Warning System >Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff >50 Glacier Drive >Martinez, California 94553 >(925) 313-9603 >fax (925) 646-1120 > >>>> "Hannes Tschofenig" <Hannes.Tschofenig@gmx.net> 3/12/2009 9:40 AM >>> >Hi Art, > >I believe a more urgent item for work on CAP is to come up with better >semantic of the elements in the CAP XML spec itself. >The lack of precise semantic will IMHO make end-to-end usage challenging. > >On the digital signature aspects I wonder whether there are (not just >theoretical) threats that demand it's usage in the envisioned usage >scenarios. > >Ciao >Hannes >This list is not for announcements, advertising or advocacy of any >particular program or product other than the CAP itself. > >_______________________________________________ >This list is for public discussion of the Common Alerting Protocol. >This list is NOT part of the formal record of the OASIS Emergency >Management TC. Comments for the OASIS record should be posted using >the form at >http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/comments/form.php?wg_abbrev=emergency >CAP-list mailing list >CAP-list@lists.incident.com >http://lists.incident.com/mailman/listinfo/cap-list > >This list is not for announcements, advertising or advocacy of any >particular program or product other than the CAP itself. -- Rex Brooks President, CEO Starbourne Communications Design GeoAddress: 1361-A Addison Berkeley, CA 94702 Tel: 510-898-0670
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