Policy-Discussion

[Brian McCullough <bdmc AT bdmcc-us.com>]

On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 06:12:58PM +0200, J. Steijlen wrote:
> Okay, I get it now. A very interesting question.
> And I'm kicking it over to the CAcert-policy list. Where such issues are
> debated and decided.
> 
> Short answer. At the moment, no.
> We do have a program that accepts certificates, TVerify. (see below) But at
> the moment that program is in flux. Lack of Policy, audit fail, etcetera.
> (And it's only for one single issuer, but I'm not completely sure on that.)
> Given that in Belgium it should be fairly easy to set up a meeting with
> several assurers. Might I inquire in which corner of Belgium you are
> located?
> There is also a form on our website where you can enter a location (your
> home town for example, or your workplace) and get a list of assurers in that
> area.

Joost,

Your answer to Cedric is certainly in the right direction.  If it is at all 
possible for him to meet with two or three Assurers, depending on his needs 
and wants, that is the best answer.  However, we have decided ( the Board has 
decided ) to allow the, admittedly somewhat broken, TVerify program to 
continue and provide Assurances for Thawte WoT members as long as that 
program exists, in other words, until November 16th.  That program provides a 
mechanism where Cedric would submit an application to the TVerify Assurers, 
and once four of them have voted, he would either have enough points for his 
assurance, or suggestions to correct his application and try again.  The 
points acquired in this manner would be valid for a period of one year, and 
should be replaced with Face-To-Face Assurances within that period.


Brian
TVerify Assurer
Policy-List Member
Working on TVerify Policy document until Verisign's announcement