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Organisation Assurance Policy
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+ Organisation Assurance Policy |
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+ 0. Preliminaries
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+This policy describes how Organisation Assurers ("OAs")
+conduct Assurances on Organisations.
+It fits within the overall web-of-trust
+or Assurance process of Cacert.
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+This policy is not a Controlled document, for purposes of
+Configuration Control Specification ("CCS").
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+ 1. Purpose
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+Organisations with assured status can issue certificates
+directly with their own domains within.
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+The purpose and statement of the certificate remains
+the same as with ordinary users (natural persons)
+and as described in the CPS.
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+ The organisation named within is identified.
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+ The organisation has been verified according
+ to this policy.
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+ The organisation is within the jurisdiction
+ and can be taken to Arbitration.
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+ 2. Roles and Structure
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+ 2.1 Assurance Officer
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+The Assurance Officer ("AO")
+manages this policy and reports to the board.
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+The AO manages all OAs and is responsible for process,
+the CAcert Organisation Assurance Programme form ("COAP"),
+OA training and testing, manuals, quality control.
+In these responsibilities, other Officers will assist.
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+ 2.2 Organisation Assurers
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+ An OA must be an experienced Assurer
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+ - Have 150 assurance points.
+ - Be fully trained and tested on all general Assurance processes.
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+ Must be trained as Organisation Assurer.
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+ - Global knowledge: This policy.
+ - Global knowledge: A OA manual covers how to do the process.
+ - Local knowledge: legal forms of organisations within jurisdiction.
+ - Basic governance.
+ - Training may be done a variety of ways,
+ such as on-the-job, etc.
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+ Must be tested.
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+ - Global test: Covers this policy and the process.
+ - Local knowledge: Subsidiary Policy to specify.
+ - Tests to be created, approved, run, verified
+ by CAcert only (not outsourced).
+ - Tests are conducted manually, not online/automatic.
+ - Documentation to be retained.
+ - Tests may include on-the-job components.
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+ Must be approved.
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+ - Two supervising OAs must sign-off on new OA,
+ as trained, tested and passed.
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+ - AO must sign-off on a new OA,
+ as supervised, trained and tested.
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+ 2.3 Organisation Administrator
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+The Administrator within each Organisation ("O-Admin")
+is the one who handles the assurance requests
+and the issuing of certificates.
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+ O-Admin must be Assurer
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+ - Have 100 assurance points.
+ - Fully trained and tested as Assurer.
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+ Organisation is required to appoint O-Admin,
+ and appoint ones as required.
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+ - On COAP Request Form.
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+ O-Admin must work with an assigned OA.
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+ - Have contact details.
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+ 3. Policies
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+ 3.1 Policy
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+There is one policy being this present document,
+and several subsidiary policies.
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+ - This policy authorises the creation of subsidiary policies.
+ - This policy is international.
+ - Subsidiary policies are implementations of the policy.
+ - Organisations are assured under an appropriate subsidiary policy.
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+ 3.2 Subsidiary Policies
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+The nature of the Subsidiary Policies ("SubPols"):
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+ SubPols are purposed to check the organisation
+ under the rules of the jurisdiction that creates the
+ organisation. This does not evidence an intention
+ by CAcert to
+ enter into the local jurisdiction, nor an intention
+ to impose the rules of that jurisdiction over any other
+ organisation.
+ CAcert assurances are conducted under the jurisdiction
+ of CAcert.
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+ For OAs,
+ SubPol specifies the tests of local knowledge
+ including the local organisational forms.
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+ For assurances,
+ SubPol specifies the local documentation forms
+ which are acceptable under this SubPol to meet the
+ standard.
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+ SubPols are subjected to the normal
+ policy approval process.
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+ 3.3 Freedom to Assemble
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+Subsidiary Policies are open, accessible and free to enter.
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+ SubPols compete but are compatible.
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+ No SubPol is a franchise.
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+ Many will be on State or National lines,
+ reflecting the legal
+ tradition of organisations created
+ ("incorporated") by states.
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+ However, there is no need for strict national lines;
+ it is possible to have 2 SubPols in one country, or one
+ covering several countries with the same language
+ (e.g., Austria with Germany, England with Wales but not Scotland).
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+ There could also be SubPols for special
+ organisations, one person organisations,
+ UN agencies, churches, etc.
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+ Where it is appropriate to use the SubPol
+ in another situation (another country?), it
+ can be so approved.
+ (e.g., Austrian SubPol might be approved for Germany.)
+ The SubPol must record this approval.
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+ 4. Process
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+ 4.1 Standard of Organisation Assurance
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+The essential standard of Organisation Assurance is:
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+ the organisation exists
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+ the organisation name is correct and consistent:
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+ - in official documents specified in SubPol.
+ - on COAP form.
+ - in CAcert database.
+ - form or type of legal entity is consistent
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+ signing rights:
+ requestor can sign on behalf of the organisation.
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+ the organisation has agreed to the terms of the
+ Registered User Agreement,
+ and is therefore subject to Arbitration.
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+ Acceptable documents to meet above standard
+ are stated in the SubPol.
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+ 4.2 COAP
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+The COAP form documents the checks and the resultant
+assurance results to meet the standard.
+Additional information to be provided on form:
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+ CAcert account of O-Admin (email address?)
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+ location:
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+ - country (MUST).
+ - city (MUST).
+ - additional contact information (as required by SubPol).
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+ administrator account names (1 or more)
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+ domain name(s)
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+ Agreement with registered user agreement.
+ Statement and initials box for organsation
+ and also for OA.
+
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+ Date of completion of Assurance.
+ Records should be maintained for 7 years from
+ this date.
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+The COAP should be in English. Where translations
+are provided, they should be matched to the English,
+and indication provided that the English is the
+ruling language (due to Arbitration requirements).
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+ 4.3 Jurisdiction
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+Organisation Assurances are carried out by
+CAcert Inc under its Arbitration jurisdiction.
+Actions carried out by OAs are under this regime.
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+ The organisation has agreed to the terms of the
+ Registered User Agreement,
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+ The organisation, the Organisation Assurers, CAcert and
+ other related parties are bound into CAcert's jurisdiction
+ and dispute resolution.
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+ The OA is responsible for ensuring that the
+ organisation reads, understands, intends and
+ agrees to the registered user agreement.
+ This OA responsibility should be recorded on COAP
+ (statement and initials box).
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+ 5. Exceptions
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+ Conflicts of Interest.
+ An OA must not assure an organisation in which
+ there is a close or direct relationship by, e.g.,
+ employment, family, financial interests.
+ Other conflicts of interest must be disclosed.
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+ Trusted Third Parties.
+ TTPs are not generally approved to be part of
+ organisation assurance,
+ but may be approved by subsidiary policies according
+ to local needs.
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+ Exceptional Organisations.
+ (e.g., Vatican, International Space Station, United Nations)
+ can be dealt with as a single-organisation
+ SubPol.
+ The OA creates the checks, documents them,
+ and subjects them to to normal policy approval.
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+ DBA.
+ Alternative names for organisations
+ (DBA, "doing business as")
+ can be added as long as they are proven independently.
+ E.g., registration as DBA or holding of registered trade mark.
+ This means that the anglo law tradition of unregistered DBAs
+ is not accepted without further proof.
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