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CSG CA Workshop

CSG CA Workshop. January 7, 1999. Needs Are well known. Secure identification (NetID/passwords) Secure administrative systems Electronic commerce via web sites Private email Etc. Barriers are also well known. Certificate standard Key or Certificate Authority

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CSG CA Workshop

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  1. CSG CA Workshop January 7, 1999

  2. Needs Are well known • Secure identification (NetID/passwords) • Secure administrative systems • Electronic commerce via web sites • Private email • Etc.

  3. Barriers are also well known • Certificate standard • Key or Certificate Authority • Public Key (Certificate) Infrastructure • Ability to revoke • Ability to check revocation • etc. • Interoperation across institutions?!

  4. Goals of this Workshop • To explore the state of the practice for Certificate Infrastructure • On a campus and across campuses • To identify model practices and remaining issues • Ultimately CREN hopes to identify and promulgate a model set of practices

  5. Summary: Understanding the Problem • The issues for electronic identification are complex, e.g., • Know your data - who deserves credentials is a key question • and individuals likely need a set of credentials • Multiple identities - as an individual, as a group • electronic identity becomes a basis for trust • many authorities, distributed model in the analog world • and much more • The technology can only be successfully deployed with a full understanding of the nuances of identity and trust as used today • Less than thoughtful use of this technology will not succeed regardless of the technical sophistication

  6. Summary, Technology in Search of a Problem • Public/private key encryption is so cool, it must be good for something • But, no PKI, many standards & applications in the space, but none that meet the need • IETF PKIX working group is looking at these issues

  7. Summary: Practice at Princeton • Local CA signed by CREN as a root • Legal sign-off • Using Netscape CA server • Email actually worked for sophisticated users • Key escrow required • See Michael’s presentation for details

  8. Conclusion • We are still iterating between understanding the problem and inventing technology • Beginning to drive the technology from the understanding • Not ready for prime time, but very active area • Desperately need proof of concept implementations • When will Certification move from being a technical discussion to a business discussion? • A Higher Ed CA may be a cart ahead of the horse • Significant policy issues, e.g., escrow, archival • CSG and more action item: • Get vendors to support X.509 v3 CA constraint extension

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