Policy-Discussion

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

On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 06:08:09PM +0100, Philipp Guehring wrote:
> Hi,
> > Do we know the reason, why they "need" it? Is there a technical /
> > cryptographical reason?
> >   
> They have the application-requirement that they need validated
> identities from their users, so they chose CAcert class3 certificates
> for it.
> They are using a PHP+Apache based appplication that specifically
> requests and checks for CAcert class3 client-certificates.

Ohhhh!

Obviously I was completely misunderstanding the conversation.  I thought that 
I had read in this thread that CAcert was to stop issuing Class 3 
certificates, as well as ( possibly ) removing the Class 3 root certificate, 
by the request of these universities.

So they do want CAcert to issue them with Class 3 certificates?


I think I'm still confused.


What is the actual request and proposed response?


Brian