Don Thibeau -----Original Message----- From: Drummond Reed <[email protected]> Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 12:07:07 To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: OIDF Board Copy of Mirror Resolutions from ICF Board
No objection at all - I think open would be better. =D On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 10:55 AM, Don Thibeau <[email protected]> wrote: > Any objection to putting this on our board open list versus board private > > Don Thibeau > ------------------------------ > *From: * Drummond Reed <[email protected]> > *Date: *Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:08:39 -0800 > *To: *Don Thibeau (OIDF ED)<[email protected]>; Brian Kissel< > [email protected]> > *Cc: *<[email protected]>; Scott David< > [email protected]>; Eric Sachs<[email protected]> > *Subject: *OIDF Board Copy of Mirror Resolutions from ICF Board > > Don and Brian, > > > > As you know, the OpenID Foundation (OIDF) and the Information Card > Foundation (ICF) have been collaborating since RSA in April 2009 on > development of a certification program that would work for both of our > respective technologies and communities. By September 2009, when we made our > joint announcement of the Open Identity Solutions for Open Government > initiative at Gov 2.0 in conjunction with the US GSA ICAM Subcommittee, our > boards had determined that we should collaborate on creating a single > program that would meet the requirements of the ICAM TFPAP (Trust Framework > Provider Adoption Program). We also believed that taking an open market > approach to this program could serve many other trust communities who need > similar (but not identical) solutions. > > > > At the Internet Identity Workshop last November, our boards voted to create > a Joint Steering Committee (JSC) to review the options and make a > recommendation back to both boards before the holidays. On December 21 the > JSC completed its work and voted unanimously to recommend that both boards > pass a set of "mirror resolutions" calling for the creation of a new > non-profit entity to serve in this trust framework provider role. > > > > These JSC resolutions are included below, together with a link to the > public minutes of the ICF board meeting on January 8 at which they were > approved. We thank you for participating in that meeting as our guests. As > you know, the ICF board was not certain the JSC resolutions provided enough > implementation guidance to be fully actionable, so they asked me to work > with Don and Scott David of K&L Gates to create a second set of > "implementation resolutions". > > > > These resolutions were approved unanimously in a special ICF board meeting > today, which Don and Eric Sachs attended as our guests. Again I am including > a copy below, together with a link to the public meeting minutes. > > > > I now convey both sets of mirror resolutions to you to ask for the OIDF > board's approval at your meeting this coming Wednesday. On behalf of the ICF > board, I thank you and your board for your collaboration with us in > developing the Open Identity Framework model, and I look forward to > implementing the Open Identity Exchange to realize the fruits of this > collaboration and deliver an effective open market solution for open > identity assurance. > > > > Regards, > > > > =Drummond > > ====================== > > Drummond Reed > > Executive Director > > Information Card Foundation > > > > > > ******* PART ONE: JOINT STEERING COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS ******** > > Approved by the ICF Board of Directors January 8 2010 > > Minutes: > https://wiki.informationcard.net/index.php/ICF_Board_Meeting_2010-01-08 > > > > BE IT RESOLVED > > 1. That it is the sense of the joint committee that a response to the > U.S. government's request for collaboration on certification as a means to > facilitate adoption of open identity technologies by government relying > parties is consistent with the foundations’ respective missions, purposes, > and programs. > 2. That leadership of the foundations and their respective board > members with respect to the government’s development of technical and > policy > interoperability standards will have a positive impact on overall global > market adoption of open identity technologies. > 3. That the overall identity ecosystem will benefit from the > availability of open identity technologies that support multiple > certification models (e.g., self certification, third party certification, > hybrid models, etc.), multiple trust framework provider choices, and > opportunities for additional innovation in the development, organization, > and operation of open identity technologies. > 4. That it is the sense of the joint steering committee that a separate > and independent entity should be organized and operated for the purposes of > addressing the needs of the U.S. government, other public entities, and > other trust communities regarding the adoption of open identity > technologies > through research and educational programs and initiatives and other types > of > enablement under an open standards model. [This language is intended to > address the statutory requirements for exemption under section 501(c)(3). > It may be that the entity would qualify under 501(c)(6), but that might not > be consistent with other goals of the organization.] > 5. That it is the sense of the joint steering committee that it would > be consistent with the missions, purposes, and programs of the respective > foundations, and also in their best interests, to provide a grant to assist > in financing the initial organization and operation of this entity that > will > engage in activities that are consistent with and complementary to those of > the foundations. > 6. That this new entity should be called the Open Identity Exchange > (OIX) to reflect that it represents an open market standards model for the > exchange of self-certification or third-party certification > metadata describing any participant in the open identity ecosystem. > 7. That the OIX should be self-governing and self-sufficient, and that > it should have an arms-length relationship with the foundations with regard > to its legal structure, finances, and operations. > 8. That the OIX should be organized and operated in a way that is > robust enough to support existing open identity technologies, but also > flexible enough to accommodate, cultivate, and incorporate new open > identity > technologies. > 9. That, in the process of identifying the entities and individuals > that can best help OIX to achieve its mission, purposes and programs, > companies and individuals that currently work with OIDF and ICF should be > provided an opportunity to opt-in to participate in the formation process. > > > > ********* PART 2: IMPLEMENTATION RESOLUTIONS ********** > > Approved by the ICF Board of Directors January 15 2010 > > Minutes: > https://wiki.informationcard.net/index.php/ICF_Board_Meeting_2010-01-15 > > > > BE IT RESOLVED > > 1. That the Board acknowledges its prior receipt, consideration and > approval of the resolutions from the Joint Steering Committee ("JSC") that > was composed of representatives of the ICF and OIDF (the “JSC Resolution”); > 2. That, as an additional mechanism for memorializing their further > coordination, the OIDF and ICF Boards are passing identical sets of > resolutions (identical other than with respect to conforming changes) (each > a “Mirror Resolution”) of which this is one; > 3. That the Board desires, through this Mirror Resolution, to > supplement the recommendations of the JSC Resolution with additional > suggestions and guidance to inform the organization and operation of the > new > entity (“Open Identity Exchange” or “OIX”) that will carry forward the > program described in the JSC Resolutions; > 4. That the Board recommends that the board of OIX adopt a structure > and governance mechanisms that facilitate OIX establishing and maintaining > an orderly open identity services market that is transparent, scalable, and > based on open standards, while at the same time being as lightweight, > modular, and cost-effective as possible; > 5. That the Board recommends that the OIX governance, organizational, > and membership model be as flexible as possible in order for OIX to best > serve the stakeholders of the open identity services market and to support > multiple fundraising options. > 6. That the Board recommends that, in furtherance of the goal to create > and support an open identity services market that is responsive to market > forces while balancing the interests of all stakeholders, the board of OIX > follow a “phased” development strategy; > 7. That the Board recommends that the first phase of this strategy be > focused primarily on meeting the U.S. government open identity assurance > requirements and timeline as a way of establishing an initial reference > trust framework in the identity market (the US ICAM TFPAP) because it is > based on broadly applicable identity assurance standards; > 8. That the Board recommends that, in recognition of the importance of > the market in providing feedback to participants and driving innovation, > this first trust framework implementation be put in place as quickly as > possible, with the specific goal of enabling self-certification of the > initial identity providers to the US ICAM LOA 1 trust framework by 3 March > 2009. > 9. That the Board recommends that the second phase of this strategy be > focused on the expansion of OIX attention and support to include other > trust > communities that have already committed to working with OIX (e.g., PBS and > NPR) in order to demonstrate that the broad identity market supported by > OIX > can simultaneously serve multiple trust communities with differing > requirements and encourage innovation across all of them. > 10. That, conditioned on the approval of the Mirror Resolution by the > OIDF Board, the Board commits to a grant to be made to OIX in two > installments: $25K initially, to be provided to OIX within 10 days of its > opening of a bank account or as soon thereafter as feasible, and another > $25K by the end of July 2010. > 11. That it is the sense of Board that OIX and the identity market > would benefit if the current ICF Executive Director served as the Acting > Executive Director of OIX, and that the Board approves his participation in > OIX in that capacity. > 12. That it is the recommendation to the OIDF Board that it permit its > Executive Director to serve as the Acting Chairman of the OIX board. > 13. That K&L Gates LLP be retained initially by ICF and OIDF as legal > counsel for the limited purpose of forming OIX, and that once OIX is > formed, > this retainer be terminated and that it be recommended to the OIX Board > that > K&L Gates LLP be retained by the OIX board as legal counsel for OIX. > 14. That the ICF Executive Director is authorized to work in close > collaboration with the OIDF and its Executive Director to undertake the > steps necessary to organize and operate OIX according to these resolutions. > > > > >
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