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Assurance Poilicy
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Assurance Policy
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<h2 >0. Preamble</h2>
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<h2 >0. Preamble</h2>
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Assurance is the process by which a member of CAcert identifies another member.
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With sufficient assurances, a member may (a) issue certificates with their names included, (b) participate in assuring others, and (c) other related activities.
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<dt><em>Assurance</em></dt>
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<dd>Assurance is the process by which a Member of CAcert Community (Assurer) identifies an individual (Assuree).
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With sufficient assurances, a Member may (a) issue certificates with their Names included, (b) participate in assuring others, and (c) other related activities.
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The strength of these activities is based on the strength of the assurance.
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The strength of these activities is based on the strength of the assurance.
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<dt><em>Member</em></dt>
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<dd>An individual who has agreed to the CAcert Community agreement and has created successfully a CAcert (web)account on http://www.cacert.org.
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<dt><em>Name</em></dt>
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<dd>A Name is the full name (first name(s), family name(s), name extensions,abreviation of name(s), etc.) of an individual. The Name is technically spoken a string exactly taken from a governemental issued photo ID. Transliteration of characters to a character table defined by CAcert is permitted.
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<dt><em>Secundary Distinguished Feature</em> (DoB)</dt>
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<dd>A Name for an individual is discrimated from similar full names by a secondary distinguished feature, as recorded on the on-line CAcert (web) account.
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Currently this is the date of birth (DoB) of the individual.
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<h3 >The CAcert Web of Trust</h3>
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<h3 >The CAcert Web of Trust</h3>
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Each assurance claims a number of points, applied to the assured member.
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Each assurance claims a number of Assurance Points, applied to the assured Member or Member prospect.
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By combining the assurances, and the points, CAcert constructs a global <em>web of trust</em> ("WoT").
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By combining the assurances, and the Assurance Points, CAcert constructs a global <em>Web of Trust</em> ("WoT").
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CAcert explicitly chooses to meet its various goals by construction of a web of trust of all members.
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CAcert explicitly chooses to meet its various goals by construction of a web-of-trust of all Members.
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This is done by members meeting face-to-face, identifying and sharing claims in a network.
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This is done by face-to-face meeting, identifying and sharing claims in a network.
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Maintaining a sufficient strength for the web of trust is a high-level objective of the Assurance process.
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Maintaining a sufficient strength for the web-of-trust is a high-level objective of the Assurance process.
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<h3 >Related Documentation</h3>
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<h3 >Related Documentation</h3>
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Documentation on Assurance is split between this policy and the <a href="/wiki/AssuranceHandbook2">Assurance Handbook</a>.
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Documentation on Assurance is split between this Assurance Policy (AP) and the <a href="/wiki/AssuranceHandbook2">Assurance Handbook</a>.
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The policy is controlled by <a href="/wiki/PolicyDrafts/ConfigurationControlSpecification">CCS</a> under <a class="http" href="http://www.cacert.org/policy/PolicyOnPolicy.php">PoP</a>.
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The policy is controlled by <a href="/wiki/PolicyDrafts/ConfigurationControlSpecification">Configuration Control Specification (CCS)</a> under <a class="http" href="http://www.cacert.org/policy/PolicyOnPolicy.php">Policy of Policy (PoP)</a> policy documents.
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Because Assurance is an active area, much of the practice is handed over to the Assurance Handbook, which is not a controlled document, and can more easily respond to experience and circumstances.
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Because Assurance is an active area, much of the practice is handed over to the Assurance Handbook, which is not a controlled document, and can more easily respond to experience and circumstances.
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It is also more readable.
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It is also more readable.
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See also <a class="http" href="http://www.cacert.org/policy/OrganisationAssurancePolicy.php">Organisation Assurance Policy</a> and <a class="http" href="http://svn.cacert.org/CAcert/policy.htm">CPS</a>.
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See also <a class="http" href="http://www.cacert.org/policy/OrganisationAssurancePolicy.php">Organisation Assurance Policy (OAP)</a> and <a class="http" href="http://svn.cacert.org/CAcert/policy.htm">CAcert Policy Statement (CPS)</a>.
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<h2 >1. Purpose</h2>
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<h2 >1. Purpose</h2>
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The purpose of Assurance is to add confidence in the Assurance Statement made of a Member by the Community.
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The purpose of Assurance is to add confidence in the Assurance Statement made of a Member by the CAcert Community.
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<h3 >The Assurance Statement</h3>
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<h3 >The Assurance Statement</h3>
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The following claims can be made about a person who is assured: <ol type="1">
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The following claims can be made about a person who is assured:
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<li> The person is a bona fide CAcert Member.
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In other words, the person is a member of the CAcert Community, as defined by the CAcert Community Agreement.
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<li> The person is a bona fide Member.
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In other words, the person is a member of the CAcert community, as defined by the CAcert Community Agreement (CCA).
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<li> The Member has a login account with CAcert's online registration and service system.
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<li> The Member has a (login) (web)Account with CAcert's on-line registration and service system.
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<li> The Member account can be determined from any certificate issued by the account.
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<li> The Member (Name) can be determined from any certificate issued by the Account.
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<li> The Member is bound into CAcert's Arbitration.
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<li> The Member is bound into CAcert's Arbitration (as defined by the CCA).
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<li> Some personal details of the Member (names, emails, Date of Birth) are known to CAcert.
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<li> Some personal details of the Member (Name(s), primary and other listed email address(es), secundary distinguished feature (eg DoB)) are known to CAcert.
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The confidence level of the Assurance Statement is expressed by the Assurance Points.
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The confidence level of the Assurance Statement is expressed by the Assurance Points.
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The primary goal of the Assurance Statement is to meet the needs of the <em>Relying Party Statement</em>, which latter is found in the Certification Practice Statement (<a class="http" href="http://svn.cacert.org/CAcert/policy.htm">CPS</a>) for the express purpose of certificates.
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The primary goal of the Assurance Statement is to meet the needs of the <em>Relying Party Statement</em>, which latter is found in the Certification Practice Statement (<a class="http" href="http://svn.cacert.org/CAcert/policy.htm">CPS</a>) for the express purpose of certificates.
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When a certificate is issued, some or all of the Assurance Statement may be incorporated (e.g., name) or implied (e.g., membership or status) into the certificate and be part of the <em>Relying Party Statement</em>.
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When a certificate is issued, some or all of the Assurance Statement may be incorporated (e.g., name) or implied (e.g., Membership or status) into the certificate and be part of the <em>Relying Party Statement</em>.
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In short, this means that other Members of the Community may rely on the information verified by Assurance and found in the certificate.
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In short, this means that other Members of the Community may rely on the information verified by Assurance and found in the certificate.
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In particular, certificates are sometimes considered to provide reliable indications of the member's Name.
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In particular, certificates are sometimes considered to provide reliable indications of the Member's Name.
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The nature of Assurance, the number of Assurance Points, and other policies and processes should be understood as limitations on any reliance.
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The nature of Assurance, the number of Assurance Points, and other policies and processes should be understood as limitations on any reliance.
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<h3 >Names</h3>
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The general standard is that the name of the Member is as written on a government-issued Identity document.
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The general standard is that the individual name of the Member is as written on a government-issued Identity (photo) document.
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<em>For more details see the <a href="/wiki/PolicyDrafts/PolicyOnNames">PolicyDrafts/PolicyOnNames</a>, where the discussion is carried on.
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<em>For more details see the <a href="/wiki/PolicyDrafts/PolicyOnNames">PolicyDrafts/PolicyOnNames</a>, where the discussion is carried on.
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This page will be copied into here when the discussion is complete.</em>
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This page will be copied into here when the discussion is complete.</em>
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<strong>Multiple Names.</strong> A Member may have multiple names.
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That is, each name to 50 points to be used in a certificate, and one name at least to 100 points to be an Assurer.
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<td>request named certificates</td>
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<td>the name and Assurance Statement is assured to 50 Assurance Points or more</td>
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For example, this may happen if the identity documents are totally unfamiliar to the Assurer.
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For example, this may happen if the identity documents are totally unfamiliar to the Assurer.
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The number of points from zero to maximum is guided by the Assurance Handbook and the judgement of the Assurer.
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The number of Assurance Points from <em>zero</em> to <em>maximum </em> is guided by the Assurance Handbook and the judgement of the Assurer.
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Multiple names (fields for reliance in certs) should be allocated separately in a single Assurance.
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Multiple Names (fields for reliance in certificates) should be allocated separately in a single Assurance.
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That is, the Assurer may allocate the maximum to one name, half that amount to another name, and zero to a third name.
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That is, the Assurer may allocate the maximum to one Name, half that amount to another Name, and zero to a third Name.
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A Member who is not an Assurer may award an Assurer in a reciprocal process a maximum of 2 Assurance Points, according to Member's judgement.
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A (new) Member who is not an Assurer may award an Assurer in a reciprocal process a maximum of 2 Assurance Points, according to his judgement.
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The Assurer should strive to have the Member allocate according to the Member's judgement, and err on the cautious side; a Member new to the process should allocate zero points until they get some confidence in what is happening.
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The Assurer should strive to have the Member allocate according to the Member's judgement, and stay on the cautious side; a (new) Member new to the assurance process should allocate <em>zero</em> Assurance Points until they get some confidence in what is happening.
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No assurance process can give more than 50 points.
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No Assurance process can give more than 50 Assurance Points per Name.
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This means that to reach 50 points, a Member must have been assured at least once.
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This means that to reach 50 Assurance Points (certificate with a Name), a Member must have been assured at least once.
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To reach 100 points, a Member must have been assured at least twice.
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To reach 100 Assurance Points, at least one Name of the Member must have been assured at least twice.
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<em>Non-policy Notes:</em> <ul>
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<em>what form of assurance would exceed 50 points?</em> <ul>
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<em>In the past, TTPs gave 75 points each.
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Designed to give 150 points for two TTPs which creates an Assurer.
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This is now scaled back to 50 points, per TTP.</em>
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<em>In the past, <a href="/wiki/SuperAssurers">SuperAssurers</a> gave up to 150 points, as an old idea to seed an area with (full) Assurers.
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This is no longer applicable as the Assurer Challenge will stop any "easy" Assurer creation.
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Therefore Super-Assurer would now only work to Assure people.</em>
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<em> <a href="/wiki/SuperAssurers">SuperAssurers</a> being limited to 50 points means that they can still bring people up to Assured level without any additional change.
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Pending writing of policy.</em>
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<h3 >Experience Points</h3>
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<h3 >Experience Points</h3>
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The maximum number of Assurance Points that may be awarded by an Assurer is determined by the Assurer's Experience Points.
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The maximum number of Assurance Points that may be awarded by an Assurer is determined by the Experience Points of the Assurer.
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<div><table border=1 cellspacing=0 width=15%>
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<div><table border=1 cellspacing=0 width=15%>
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<caption align=bottom>Assurance Points table</caption>
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<caption align=bottom>Assurance Points table</caption>
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An Assurer is given a maximum of 2 Experience Points for every completed Assurance.
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An Assurer is given a maximum of 2 Experience Points for every completed Assurance.
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On reaching Assurer status, the points start at zero.
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On reaching Assurer status, the Experience Points start at zero.
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Less points (1) may be given for mass Assurance events, where each Assurance is quicker.
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<p>
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Less Experience Points (1) may be given for mass Assurance events, where each Assurance is quicker.
|
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Additional Experience Points may be granted temporarily or permanently to an Assurer by CAcert Inc's Board, on recommendation from the Assurance Officer.
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Additional Experience Points may be granted temporarily or permanently to an Assurer by CAcert Inc's Board, on recommendation from the Assurance Officer.
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Experience Points are not to be confused with Assurance Points.
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Experience Points are not to be confused with Assurance Points.
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<em>Comment: this part still needs to be agreed.</em>
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<em>Comment: this part still needs to be agreed.</em>
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<p >
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<h3 >CAP Form</h3>
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<h3 >CAcert Assurance Programme (CAP) form</h3>
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<p >
|
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The CAcert Assurance Programme Form requests the following details of each Member: <ul>
|
The CAcert Assurance Programme (CAP) form requests the following details of each Member or prospect Member:
|
||||||
<li>Name(s), as recorded in the online account,
|
<ul>
|
||||||
|
<li>Name(s), as recorded in the on-line account;
|
||||||
</li>
|
</li>
|
||||||
<li>primary email address, as recorded in the online account,
|
<li>Primary email address, as recorded in the on-line account;
|
||||||
</li>
|
</li>
|
||||||
<li>secondary distinguishing feature, as recorded in the online account (normally, date-of-birth),
|
<li>Secondary distinguishing feature, as recorded in the on-line account (normally, date of birth);
|
||||||
</li>
|
</li>
|
||||||
<li>Statement of agreement with the CAcert Community Agreement,
|
<li>Statement of agreement with the CAcert Community Agreement (CCA);
|
||||||
</li>
|
</li>
|
||||||
<li>Permission to the Assurer to conduct the Assurance (required for privacy reasons).
|
<li>Permission to the Assurer to conduct the Assurance (required for privacy reasons);
|
||||||
</li>
|
</li>
|
||||||
<li>Date and signature
|
<li>Date and signature of the Assuree.
|
||||||
|
</li></ul>
|
||||||
|
The CAP form requests the following details of the Assurer:
|
||||||
|
<ul>
|
||||||
|
<li>At least one Name as recorded in the on-line account of the Assurer;
|
||||||
|
</li>
|
||||||
|
<li>Assurance Points for each Name in the identity document(s);
|
||||||
|
</li>
|
||||||
|
<li>Statement of Assurance;
|
||||||
|
</li>
|
||||||
|
<li>
|
||||||
|
Optional: If the Assurance is reciprocal, then the Assurer's email address and secondary distinguishing feature are required as well.
|
||||||
|
</li>
|
||||||
|
<li>Date, location of Assurance and signature of Assurer.
|
||||||
</li></ul>
|
</li></ul>
|
||||||
<p >
|
<p >
|
||||||
If the assurance is not mutual, then the Assurer's email address and secondary distinguishing feature may be omitted.
|
The CAP forms are to be kept at least for 7 years by the Assurer.
|
||||||
<p >
|
|
||||||
The CAP forms are to be kept for 7 years by the Assurer.
|
|
||||||
<p >
|
<p >
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<h2 >5. The Assurance Officer</h2>
|
<h2 >5. The Assurance Officer</h2>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<p >
|
<p >
|
||||||
The Board of CAcert Inc appoints an Assurance Officer with the following responsibilities: <ul>
|
The Commitee (Board) of CAcert Inc. appoints an Assurance Officer with the following responsibilities:
|
||||||
<li>reporting to the Board and advising on all matters to do with Assurance,
|
<ul>
|
||||||
|
<li>Reporting to the Board and advising on all matters to do with Assurance;
|
||||||
</li>
|
</li>
|
||||||
<li>training and testing of Assurers, in association with the Education Team,
|
<li>Training and testing of Assurers, in association with the Education Team;
|
||||||
</li>
|
</li>
|
||||||
<li>
|
<li>
|
||||||
<p >
|
Updating this Assurance Policy, under the process established by <a class="https" href="https://www.cacert.org/policy/PolicyOnPolicy.php">Policy on Policy</a>;
|
||||||
updating this Assurance Policy, under the process established by <a class="https" href="https://www.cacert.org/policy/PolicyOnPolicy.php">Policy on Policy</a>,
|
|
||||||
</li>
|
</li>
|
||||||
<li>
|
<li>
|
||||||
<p >
|
Management of all Subsidiary Policies (see below) for Assurances, under <a class="https" href="https://www.cacert.org/policy/PolicyOnPolicy.php">Policy on Policy</a>;
|
||||||
management of all Subsidiary Policies, under <a class="https" href="https://www.cacert.org/policy/PolicyOnPolicy.php">Policy on Policy</a>,
|
|
||||||
</li>
|
</li>
|
||||||
<li>managing and creating rules of detail or procedure where inappropriate for policies,
|
<li>Managing and creating rules of detail or procedure where inappropriate for policies;
|
||||||
</li>
|
</li>
|
||||||
<li>incorporating rulings from Arbitration into policies, procedures or guidelines,
|
<li>Incorporating rulings from Arbitration into policies, procedures or guidelines;
|
||||||
</li>
|
</li>
|
||||||
<li>assisting the Arbitrator in any requests,
|
<li>Assisting the Arbitrator in any requests;
|
||||||
</li>
|
</li>
|
||||||
<li>managing the Assurer Handbook,
|
<li>Managing the Assurer Handbook;
|
||||||
</li>
|
</li>
|
||||||
<li>maintaining a sufficient strength in the Assurance process (web of trust) to meet the agreed needs of the Community.
|
<li>Maintaining a sufficient strength in the Assurance process (web-of-trust) to meet the agreed needs of the Community.
|
||||||
</li></ul>
|
</li></ul>
|
||||||
<p >
|
<p >
|
||||||
<em>Comment: <strong>New.</strong> derived from OAP and other conventions.
|
|
||||||
Should be discussed, agreed.</em>
|
|
||||||
<p >
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<h2 >6. Subsidiary Policies</h2>
|
<h2 >6. Subsidiary Policies</h2>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<p >
|
<p >
|
||||||
The Assurance Officer manages various exceptions and additional processes.
|
The Assurance Officer manages various exceptions and additional processes.
|
||||||
Each must be covered by an approved subsidiary policy (Policy on Policy => COD1).
|
Each must be covered by an approved Subsidiary Policy (refer to Policy on Policy => COD1).
|
||||||
Subsidiary policies specify any additional tests of knowledge required and variations to process and documentation, within the general standard stated here.
|
Subsidiary Policies specify any additional tests of knowledge required and variations to process and documentation, within the general standard stated here.
|
||||||
<p >
|
<p >
|
||||||
<em>Note: expected subsidiary policies are these:</em> <ul>
|
Examples of expected subsidiary policies are these:
|
||||||
|
<ul>
|
||||||
<li>
|
<li>
|
||||||
<p >
|
<em>Remote Assurer Check;</em>
|
||||||
<em> PolicyDrafts/TTPAssurerCheck (wip) </em>
|
|
||||||
</li>
|
</li>
|
||||||
<li>
|
<li>
|
||||||
<p >
|
<em>Super Assurer Policy;</em>
|
||||||
<em> PolicyDrafts/SuperAPolicy (wip) </em>
|
|
||||||
</li>
|
</li>
|
||||||
<li>
|
<li>
|
||||||
<p >
|
<em> Junior Assurer Policy;</em>
|
||||||
<em> Junior Assurer Policy (none started at least in <a href="/wiki/PolicyDrafts">PolicyDrafts</a>) </em>
|
|
||||||
</li>
|
</li>
|
||||||
<li>
|
<li>
|
||||||
<p >
|
<em> Code Signing Policy;</em>
|
||||||
<em> <a href="/wiki/PolicyDrafts/CodesigningAssurancePolicy">PolicyDrafts/CodesigningAssurancePolicy</a> (wip) </em>
|
|
||||||
</li>
|
</li>
|
||||||
<li>
|
<li>
|
||||||
<p >
|
<em>Organisation Assurance Policy and sub-policies per country or region.</em>
|
||||||
<em> <a class="http" href="http://www.cacert.org/policy/OrganisationAssurancePolicy.php">Organisation Assurance Policy</a> (POLICY) and its <a class="http" href="http://svn.cacert.org/CAcert/Policies/OrganisationAssurancePolicy/">many SubPols</a> (wip/DRAFT) </em>
|
|
||||||
</li></ul>
|
</li></ul>
|
||||||
<p >
|
<p >
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
|
@ -412,79 +409,75 @@ Subsidiary policies specify any additional tests of knowledge required and varia
|
||||||
<h3 >Standard</h3>
|
<h3 >Standard</h3>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<p >
|
<p >
|
||||||
Each subsidiary policy must augment and improve the general standards in this Assurance Policy.
|
Each Subsidiary Policy must augment and improve the general standards in this Assurance Policy.
|
||||||
It is the responsibility of each subsidiary policy to describe how it maintains and improves the specific and overall goals.
|
It is the responsibility of each Subsidiary Policy to describe how it maintains and improves the specific and overall goals.
|
||||||
It must describe exceptions and potential areas of risk.
|
It must describe exceptions and potential areas of risk.
|
||||||
<p >
|
<p >
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<h3 >High Risk Applications</h3>
|
<h3 >High Risk Applications</h3>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<p >
|
<p >
|
||||||
In addition to the points ratings set here in and in other policies, Assurance Officer or policies can designate certain applications as high risk.
|
In addition to the Assurance or Experience Points ratings set here in and in other policies, Assurance Officer or policies can designate certain applications as high risk.
|
||||||
If so, additional measures may be added to the Assurance process that specifically address the risks.
|
If so, additional measures may be added to the Assurance process that specifically address the risks.
|
||||||
These may include: <ul>
|
These may include:
|
||||||
<li>Additional information can be required in process of assurance. <ul>
|
<dl>
|
||||||
<li>unique numbers of identity documents
|
<dt>Additional information</dt>
|
||||||
</li>
|
<dd>Additional information can be required in process of assurance:
|
||||||
<li>photocopy of identity documents
|
<ul>
|
||||||
</li>
|
<li>Unique numbers of identity documents;
|
||||||
<li>photo of User
|
</li>
|
||||||
</li>
|
<li>Photocopy of identity documents;
|
||||||
<li>address of User
|
</li>
|
||||||
</li></ul>
|
<li>Photo of User;
|
||||||
</li></ul>
|
</li>
|
||||||
|
<li>Address of User.
|
||||||
|
</li></ul>
|
||||||
|
</dd></dl>
|
||||||
<p >
|
<p >
|
||||||
Additional Information is to be kept by Assurer, attached to CAP.
|
Additional Information is to be kept by Assurer, attached to CAP form.
|
||||||
Points allocation by this assurance is unchanged.
|
Assurance Points allocation by this assurance is unchanged.
|
||||||
User's account should be annotated to record type of additional information. <ul>
|
User's CAcert (web)account should be annotated to record type of additional information:
|
||||||
<li>Arbitration: <ul>
|
<ul>
|
||||||
<li>Member to participate in Arbitration.
|
<li>Arbitration:
|
||||||
This confirms their acceptance of the forum as well as trains in the process and import.
|
<ul>
|
||||||
|
<li>Member to participate in Arbitration.
|
||||||
|
This confirms their acceptance of the forum as well as trains in the process and import.
|
||||||
|
</li>
|
||||||
|
<li>Member to file Arbitration to present case.
|
||||||
|
This allows Arbitrator as final authority.
|
||||||
|
</li></ul>
|
||||||
</li>
|
</li>
|
||||||
<li>Member to file Arbitration to present case.
|
<li class="gap">Additional training;
|
||||||
This allows Arbitrator as final authority.
|
|
||||||
</li></ul>
|
|
||||||
</li>
|
</li>
|
||||||
<li class="gap">additional training.
|
<li class="gap">Member to be Assurer (>= 100 Assurance Points and passed Assurer Challenge);
|
||||||
</li>
|
</li>
|
||||||
<li class="gap">Member to be full Assurer
|
<li class="gap">Member agrees to additional specific agreement(s);
|
||||||
</li>
|
</li>
|
||||||
<li class="gap">Member agrees to additional specific agreement
|
<li class="gap">Additional checking/auditing of systems data by CAcert support administrators;
|
||||||
</li>
|
|
||||||
<li class="gap">additional checking/auditing of systems data by support administrators
|
|
||||||
</li></ul>
|
</li></ul>
|
||||||
<p >
|
<p >
|
||||||
Applications that might attract additonal measures include code-signing certificates and administration roles.
|
Applications that might attract additonal measures include code-signing certificates and administration roles.
|
||||||
<p >
|
<p >
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<h2 >Privacy</h2>
|
<h2 >Privacy</h2>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<p >
|
<p >
|
||||||
CAcert is a privacy organisation, and takes the privacy of its members seriously.
|
CAcert is a "privacy" organisation, and takes the privacy of its Members seriously.
|
||||||
The process maintains the security and privacy of both parties.
|
The process maintains the security and privacy of both parties.
|
||||||
<p >
|
<p >
|
||||||
Information is collected primarily to make claims within the certificates requested by users and to contact the users.
|
Information is collected primarily to make claims within the certificates requested by users and to contact the Members.
|
||||||
|
<br>
|
||||||
It is used secondarily for training, testing, administration and other internal purposes.
|
It is used secondarily for training, testing, administration and other internal purposes.
|
||||||
<p >
|
<p >
|
||||||
The Member's information can be accessed under these circumstances: <ul>
|
The Member's information can be accessed under these circumstances: <ul>
|
||||||
<li>
|
<li>
|
||||||
<p >
|
Under Arbitrator ruling, in a duly filed dispute (<a class="http" href="http://www.cacert.org/policy/DisputeResolutionPolicy.html">Dispute Resolution Policy</a> => COD7)
|
||||||
under Arbitrator ruling, in a duly filed dispute (<a class="http" href="http://www.cacert.org/policy/DisputeResolutionPolicy.html">Dispute Resolution Policy</a> => COD7)
|
|
||||||
</li>
|
</li>
|
||||||
<li>an Assurer in the process of an assurance, as permitted on the CAP form.
|
<li>An Assurer in the process of an Assurance, as permitted on the CAP form.
|
||||||
</li>
|
</li>
|
||||||
<li>support administration and systems administration when operating under the authority of Arbitrator or under policy.
|
<li>CAcert support administration and CAcert systems administration when operating under the authority of Arbitrator or under CAcert policy.
|
||||||
</li></ul>
|
</li></ul>
|
||||||
<p >
|
<p >
|
||||||
<em>Comment: should carefully review Privacy and decide if any additional statement is needed.
|
|
||||||
It seems out of place, we have a Privacy statement elsewhere.
|
|
||||||
Maybe move it to the Obligations of the Assurer?</em>
|
|
||||||
|
|
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<p >
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|
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|
|
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