At 12:13 AM -0700 3/12/08, Christopher LILJENSTOLPE wrote:
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>Greetings,
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>       That may be the case, however, that is sort-of like saying 
>that the IETF is protecting yourself from yourself.

no, its not. The IETF (via PKIX) published the overall format for a 
CP or a CPS years ago, later updated it, and this format is widely 
adopted. What I said was that an organization operating a PKI can 
reduce its potential liability by publishing a CPS consistent with 
this format.

>       I would assume that anyone spinning up a PKI infrastructure 
>would have some internal legal review.  Their lawyers will, I'm 
>sure, have something to say about that.

yes, and a lawyer who is knowledgeable about PKI issues will 
generally recommend  publishing a CPS based on RFC 3647.


>       Maybe publish a BCP that states that a CPS or it's equivalent 
>MAY be recommended, but if someone want's to fly by dead-reckoning, 
>more power to them...
>

It's not clear that the IETF should offer this sort of legal advice.

Steve
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