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<body style="direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" lang="en-GB">
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<h1>Assurance Policy for CAcert Community Members</h1>
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<p><a href="PolicyOnPolicy.html"><img src="Images/cacert-wip.png" name="graphics1" alt="CAcert Policy Status" align="bottom" border="0" height="33" width="90"></a>
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Editor: Teus Hagen<br>
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Creation date: 2008-05-30<br>
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Last change by: Iang<br>
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Last change date: 2008-07-09 16:14 MET<br>
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Status: WIP 2008-05-30<br>
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Next status: DRAFT 12th July 2008 </p>
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<h2>0. Preamble</h2>
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<p>Definitions of terms: </p>
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Last change date: 2008-07-14 18:00 MET<br>
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Status: DRAFT 2008-07-12<br>
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Next status: POLICY 2008-09-30 </p>
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<h2><a name="0">0.</a> Preamble</h2>
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<h3><a name="0.1">0.1.</a> Definition of Terms</h3>
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<dl>
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<dt><i>Member</i> </dt>
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<dd> A Member is an individual who has agreed to the CAcert
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Community Agreement (<a href="http://www.cacert.org/policy/CAcertCommunityAgreement.php" target="_blank">CCA</a>) and has created successfully
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Community Agreement
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(<a href="http://www.cacert.org/policy/CAcertCommunityAgreement.php" target="_blank">CCA</a>)
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and has created successfully
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a CAcert login account on the CAcert web site. </dd>
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<dt> <i>Assurance</i> </dt>
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<dd> Assurance is the process by which a Member of CAcert
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Community (Assurer) identifies an individual (<span lang="en-US">Assuree</span>).
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</dd>
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<dt> <i>Prospective Member</i> </dt>
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<dd> An individual who has been assured in an Assurance
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process, but has not yet created successfully a CAcert login account. </dd>
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<dd> An individual who participates in the process of Assurance,
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but has not yet created <s>successfully</s> a CAcert login account. </dd>
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<dt> <i>Name</i> </dt>
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<dd> A Name is the full name of an individual, with all
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<dd> A Name is the full name of an individual.
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<s> <br> with all
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components of that name.</dd>
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<dd> (Title(s), first name(s), family name(s), name extensions,
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(Title(s), first name(s), family name(s), name extensions,
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abbreviation of name(s), etc. <br>
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The Name is technically spoken a string exactly taken e.g. from a
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governmental issued photo ID.) </dd>
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governmental issued photo ID.) </s>
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</dd>
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<dt> <i>Secondary Distinguishing Feature</i>
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(DoB) </dt>
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<dd> A Name for an individual is discriminated from similar
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</dt>
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<dd> <b> An additional personal data item of the Member
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that assists discrimination from Members with similar full names.
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Currently this is the Date of Birth (DoB). </b>
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<s> A Name for an individual is discriminated from similar
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full names by a secondary distinguished feature, as recorded on the
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on-line CAcert (web) account. <br>
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(Currently this is the date of birth (DoB) of the individual. )</dd>
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(Currently this is the date of birth (DoB) of the individual. )</s>
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</dd>
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</dl>
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<h3>
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The CAcert Web of Trust</h3>
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<p>At each Assurance one allocates a number of Assurance Points,
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applied to the assured Member. By combining the Assurances, and the
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Assurance Points, CAcert constructs a global <i>Web-of-Trust</i>
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or
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"WoT". </p>
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<h3><a name="0.2">0.2.</a> The CAcert Web of Trust</h3>
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<p><b>In face-to-face meetings,
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an Assurer allocates a number of Assurance Points
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to the Member being Assured.
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CAcert combines the Assurance Points
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into a global <i>Web-of-Trust</i> (or "WoT").</b>
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<s><br> At each Assurance one allocates a number of Assurance Points,
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-applied to the assured Member. By combining the Assurances, and the
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-Assurance Points, CAcert constructs a global <i>Web-of-Trust</i> </s> </p>
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<p>CAcert explicitly chooses to meet its various goals by
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construction of a Web-of-Trust of all Members. This is done by
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face-to-face meetings, identifying and sharing claims in a network.
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Maintaining a sufficient strength for the Web-of-Trust is a
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construction of a Web-of-Trust of all Members.
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<s> This is done by
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-face-to-face meetings, identifying and sharing claims in a network.</s>
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Maintaining a sufficient strength of the Web-of-Trust is a
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high-level objective of the Assurance process. </p>
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<h3>Related Documentation</h3>
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<h3><a name="0.3">0.3.</a> Related Documentation</h3>
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<p>Documentation on Assurance is split between this Assurance
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Policy
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(AP) and the <a href="http://wiki.cacert.org/wiki/AssuranceHandbook2" target="_blank">Assurance
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Handbook</a>. The policy is controlled by Configuration Control
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Specification (<a href="http://wiki.cacert.org/wiki/PolicyDrafts/ConfigurationControlSpecification" target="_blank">CCS</a>)
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under Policy on Policy (<a href="http://www.cacert.org/policy/PolicyOnPolicy.php" target="_blank">PoP</a>)
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policy document regime.<br>
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Because Assurance is an active area, much
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policy document regime. Because Assurance is an active area, much
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of the practice is handed over to the Assurance Handbook, which is
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not a controlled policy document, and can more easily respond to
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experience and circumstances. It is also more readable. </p>
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<p>See also Organisation Assurance Policy (<a href="http://www.cacert.org/policy/OrganisationAssurancePolicy.php" target="_blank">OAP</a>)
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and CAcert Policy Statement (<a href="http://svn.cacert.org/CAcert/policy.htm" target="_blank">CPS</a>).
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</p>
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<h2>1. Assurance Purpose</h2>
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<h2><a name="1">1.</a> Assurance Purpose</h2>
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<p>The purpose of Assurance is to add confidence
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in the Assurance Statement made by the CAcert Community of a Member. </p>
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<p>With sufficient assurances, a Member may: (a) issue
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certificates
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<p>With sufficient assurances, a Member may: (a) issue certificates
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with their assured Name included, (b) participate in assuring others,
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and (c) other related activities. The strength of these activities is
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based on the strength of the assurance. </p>
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<h3>The Assurance Statement</h3>
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<p>The following claims can be made about a person who is
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assured: </p>
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<h3><a name="1.1">1.1.</a>The Assurance Statement</h3>
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<p><b>The Assurance Statement makes the following claims
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about a person</b>:
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<s><br>The following claims can be made about a person who is
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assured:</s>
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</p>
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<ol>
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<li>
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<p>The person is a bona fide Member. In other words, the
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</li>
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<li>
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<p>The Member is bound into CAcert's Arbitration as defined
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by the Community Agreement; </p>
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by the CAcert Community Agreement; </p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p>Some personal details of the Member are known to CAcert:
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the individual Name(s), primary and other listed individual email
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address(es), secondary distinguished feature (e.g. DoB). </p>
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address(es), secondary distinguish<b>ing</b><s>ed</s> feature (e.g. DoB). </p>
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</li>
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</ol>
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<p>The confidence level of the Assurance Statement is expressed
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by
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<p>The confidence level of the Assurance Statement is expressed by
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the Assurance Points. </p>
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<h3>Relying Party Statement</h3>
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<h3><a name="1.2">1.2.</a>Relying Party Statement</h3>
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<p>The primary goal of the Assurance Statement is for the express
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purpose of certificates to meet the needs of the <i>Relying
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Party
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Statement</i>, which latter is found in the Certification
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Practice
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purpose of certificates to meet the needs of the <i>Relying Party
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Statement</i>, which latter is found in the Certification Practice
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Statement (<a href="http://svn.cacert.org/CAcert/policy.htm" target="_blank">CPS</a>).
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</p>
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<p>When a certificate is issued, some of the Assurance Statement
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may
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<p>When a certificate is issued, some of the Assurance Statement may
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be incorporated, e.g. Name. Other parts may be implied, e.g.
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Membership, exact account and status. They all are part of the
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<i>Relying Party Statement</i>. In short, this means that
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other
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<i>Relying Party Statement</i>. In short, this means that other
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Members of the Community may rely on the information verified by
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Assurance and found in the certificate.</p>
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<p>In particular, certificates are sometimes considered to
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provide
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<p>In particular, certificates are sometimes considered to provide
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reliable indications of e.g. the Member's Name and email address. The
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nature of Assurance, the number of Assurance Points, and other
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policies and processes should be understood as limitations on any
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reliance. </p>
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<h2>2. The Member</h2>
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<h3>2.1 The Name in the CAcert login account</h3>
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<p lang="en-AU">At least one individual Name is recorded
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in the
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CAcert login account. The Name is recorded as a string of characters,
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encoded in <span lang="en-US">unicode</span>
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transformation format.</p>
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<p lang="en-AU">A Name should be as fully written in a
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<h2><a name="2">2.</a> The Member</h2>
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<h3><a name="2.1">2.1.</a> The <b>Member's</b> Name <s>in the CAcert login account</s> </h3>
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<p>At least one individual Name is recorded in the Member's
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CAcert login account. <b>The general standard of a Name is:</b>
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<p>The Name should be <b>recorded</b> as <s>fully</s> written in a
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government-issued <b>photo</b> identity document (ID).</p>
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</li>
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<p> <b>The Name should be recorded as completely as possible.
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That is, including all middle names, any titles and extensions,
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without abbreviations, and without transliteration of characters.
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</b>
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<s><br>
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A Name should be as fully written in a
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government-issued identity document (ID). A Name should be as
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complete as possible, that is not abbreviated, no transliteration of
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characters in the Name.</p>
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<p lang="en-AU">A Name in the CAcert login account, which
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has reached
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the applicable level of 50 Assurance Point is defined as an Assured
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Name. An Assured Name can be used in a certificate issued by CAcert.
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A Member with at least one Assured Name has reached the Assured
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Member status.</p>
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<h3>2.2. Multiple Names and variations</h3>
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<p>A Member may have multiple Names or multiple variations of a
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characters in the Name.
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</s></p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p>The Name is recorded as a string of characters,
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encoded in <span lang="en-US">unicode</span>
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transformation format.</p>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h3><a name="2.2">2.2.</a> Multiple Names and variations</h3>
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<p>
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<b>
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In order to handle the contradictions in the above general standard,
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a Member may record multiple Names or multiple variations of a Name
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in her CAcert online Account.
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Examples of variations include married names,
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variations of initials of first or middle names,
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abbreviations of a first name,
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different language or country variations,
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and transliterations of characters in a name.</p>
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</b>
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<s> <p>
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A Member may have multiple Names or multiple variations of a
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Name.
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For example, married name, variations of initials of first or middle
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names, abbreviation of a first name, different language or country
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variations and transliterations of characters in a name.</p>
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<p>The login account may record multiple Names. Each of the
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Assured
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Names can be selected to be used in a certificate issued by CAcert.</p>
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<p>The login account may record multiple Names. Each of the Assured
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Names can be selected to be used in a certificate issued by CAcert.
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</p> </s>
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<!--
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FOLLOWING GOES TO ASSURER HANDBOOK
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<h3>Comparison of names</h3>
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<h3><a name=""> </a>Comparison of names</h3>
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<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transliteration" target="_blank">Transliteration</a>
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of characters as defined in the transliteration character table (<a href="http://svn.cacert.org/CAcert/Policies/transtab.utf" target="_blank">UTF
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Transtab</a>) for names is permitted, but the result must be
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FOLLOWING GOES TO Certficate Implementation Policy
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<h3>Names on the certificate issued by CAcert</h3>
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<h3><a name=""> </a>Names on the certificate issued by CAcert</h3>
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<p>The Certificate Implementation Policy (<a href="http://svn.cacert.org/CAcert/Policies/CertificateImplementationPolicy.html" target="_blank">CIP</a>)
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will define the fields added by CAcert on the issued certificate on
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request of the Member.</p>
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Examples of names in
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different contexts</font></p>
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-->
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<h3>2.3. Status and Capabilities</h3>
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<p>A Member has the following capabilities derived from
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Assurance: </p>
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<h3><a name="2.3">2.3.</a> Status and Capabilities</h3>
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<b>
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<p>A Name which has reached
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the level of 50 Assurance Points is defined as an Assured
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Name. An Assured Name can be used in a certificate issued by CAcert.
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A Member with at least one Assured Name has reached the Assured
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Member status.
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Additional capabilities are described in Table 1.</p>
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</b>
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<s><p>
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A Member has the following capabilities derived from
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Assurance: </p></s>
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<blockquote>
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<p align="left"><font size="2"><i>Table 1:
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Assurance Capability</i></font></p>
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<table border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
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<tbody>
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<tr>
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<p align="center">0</p>
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</td>
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<td>
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<p align="left">request unnamed certificates</p>
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<p align="left">Request unnamed certificates</p>
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</td>
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<td>
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<p align="left">Member</p>
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<p align="center">50</p>
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</td>
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<td>
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<p align="left">request named certificates</p>
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<p align="left">Request named certificates</p>
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</td>
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<td>
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<p align="left">Assured Member</p>
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<p align="center">100</p>
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</td>
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<td>
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<p align="left">become an Assurer</p>
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<p align="left">Become an Assurer</p>
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</td>
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<td>
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<p align="left">Prospective Assurer</p>
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</tr>
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</tbody>
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</table>
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<p align="center"><font size="2"><i>table
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Assurance Capability</i></font></p>
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</blockquote>
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<p>A Member may check the status of another Member, especially
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for an
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assurance process.</p>
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<p>The CAcert Policy Statement (<a href="http://svn.cacert.org/CAcert/policy.htm" target="_blank">CPS</a>)
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for an assurance process.
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<b>
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Status may be implied from information in a certificate.
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The number of Assurance Points for each Member is not published.
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</b>
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</p>
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<p>The CAcert Policy Statement
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(<a href="http://svn.cacert.org/CAcert/policy.htm" target="_blank">CPS</a>)
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and other policies may list other capabilities that rely on Assurance
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Points. </p>
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<h2>3. The Assurer</h2>
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<h2><a name="3">3.</a> The Assurer</h2>
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<p>An Assurer is a Member with the following: </p>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<p>The Assurer Challenge is administered by the Education Team on
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<h3>The Obligations of the Assurer</h3>
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<h3><a name="3.1">3.1.</a> The Obligations of the Assurer</h3>
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<p>The Assurer is obliged to: </p>
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<ul>
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<li>
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Community. </p>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h2>4. The Assurance</h2>
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<h3>4.1. The Assurance Process</h3>
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<h2><a name="4">4.</a> The Assurance</h2>
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<h3><a name="4.1">4.1.</a> The Assurance Process</h3>
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<p>The Assurer conducts the process of Assurance with each
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Member. </p>
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<p>The process consists of: </p>
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forms by Assurer. </p>
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</li>
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</ol>
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<h3>4.2. Mutual Assurance</h3>
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<h3><a name="4.2">4.2.</a> Mutual Assurance</h3>
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<p>Mutual Assurance follows the principle of reciprocity. This
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means
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that the Assurance may be two-way, and that each member participating
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the
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Assurer, and reduces any sense of power. It is also an important aid
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to the assurance training for future Assurers. </p>
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<s>
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<h3>4.3. Evidence of Assurer status</h3>
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<p>On the question of providing evidence that one is an Assurer,
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CAcert Policy Statement (<a href="http://svn.cacert.org/CAcert/policy.htm#p3.2" target="_blank">CPS</a>)
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says:<i> "The level at which each Member is Assured is public
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data. The number of Assurance Points for each Member is not
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published.</i>.".</p>
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<h3>4.4. Assurance Points</h3>
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</s>
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<h3><a name="4.3">4.3.</a> Assurance Points</h3>
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<p>The Assurance applies Assurance Points to each Member which
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measure the increase of confidence in the Statement (above).
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Assurance Points should not be interpreted for any other purpose.
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<p>The Assurance Statement is confirmed. </p>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<p>Any lesser confidence should result in less Assurance Points
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for a
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<p>Any lesser confidence should result in less Assurance Points for a
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Name. If the Assurer has no confidence in the information presented,
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then <i>zero </i>Assurance Points may be allocated by
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the Assurer.
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then <i>zero</i> Assurance Points may be allocated by the Assurer.
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For example, this may happen if the identity documents are totally
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unfamiliar to the Assurer. The number of Assurance Points from <i>zero</i>
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to <i>maximum </i>is guided by the Assurance Handbook
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and the
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judgement of the Assurer. </p>
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<p>Multiple Names should be allocated separately in a single
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Assurance. </p>
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<p>A (new) Member who is not an Assurer may award an Assurer in a
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reciprocal process a maximum of 2 Assurance Points, according to his
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and the judgement of the Assurer.
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<b>
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If there is negative confidence the Assurer should consider
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filing a dispute.</b></p>
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<p>Multiple Names should be allocated Assurance Points
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independently within a single Assurance. </p>
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<p>A <s>(new)</s> Member who is not an Assurer may award an Assurer in a
|
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reciprocal process a maximum of 2 Assurance Points, according to
|
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<b>her</b> <s>his</s>
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judgement. The Assurer should strive to have the Member allocate
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according to the Member's judgement, and stay on the cautious side a
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maximum of Assurance Points per Name; a (new) Member new to the
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assurance process should allocate <i>zero</i> Assurance
|
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Points
|
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until they get some confidence in what is happening.</p>
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<p>To reach 50 Assurance Points for a Name the Member must
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according to the Member's judgement, and stay on the cautious side
|
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<s>a maximum of AssurancePoints per Name</s> ;
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the <s>(new)</s> Member new to the assurance process
|
||||
should allocate <i>zero</i> Assurance Points
|
||||
until <b>she gains</b> <s>they gets</s> some confidence in what is happening.</p>
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<p><b>In general, for a Member to reach 50 Assurance Points, the Member must
|
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have participated in at least two assurances, and
|
||||
at least one Name will have been assured to that level.</b>
|
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<s><br> To reach 50 Assurance Points for a Name the Member must
|
||||
have had at least two assurances on that Name: the Assured Member has
|
||||
at least one Name assured, the Assured Name.</p>
|
||||
at least one Name assured, the Assured Name.</s>
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>To reach 100 Assurance
|
||||
Points, at least one Name of the Assured Member must have been
|
||||
assured at least three times.</p>
|
||||
<p>The maximum number of
|
||||
Assurance
|
||||
Points, which can be allocated for a Name assurance under this policy
|
||||
and subsidiary policies is 50 Assurance Points.</p>
|
||||
<p>If there is negative confidence the Assurer should consider
|
||||
filing
|
||||
a dispute.</p>
|
||||
<h3>4.5. Experience Points</h3>
|
||||
<p>The maximum number of Assurance
|
||||
Points which can be allocated for an <s>Name</s> Assurance under this policy
|
||||
and <b>under any act under any</b>
|
||||
Subsidiary Policy (below) is 50 Assurance Points.</p>
|
||||
<h3><a name="4.4">4.4.</a> Experience Points</h3>
|
||||
<p>The maximum number of Assurance Points that may be awarded by
|
||||
an
|
||||
Assurer is determined by the Experience Points of the Assurer. </p>
|
||||
<dl>
|
||||
<dd>
|
||||
<blockquote>
|
||||
<p align="left"><font size="2"><i>Table 2:
|
||||
Maximum of Assurance Points </i></font>
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
<table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="15%">
|
||||
<tbody>
|
||||
<tr>
|
||||
|
@ -624,11 +684,7 @@ Assurer is determined by the Experience Points of the Assurer. </p>
|
|||
</tr>
|
||||
</tbody>
|
||||
</table>
|
||||
</dd>
|
||||
</dl>
|
||||
<p align="left"><font size="2"><i>table
|
||||
Maximum of Assurance Points </i></font>
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
</blockquote>
|
||||
<p>An Assurer is given a maximum of 2 Experience Points for every
|
||||
completed Assurance. On reaching Assurer status, the Experience
|
||||
Points start at 0 (zero). </p>
|
||||
|
@ -640,7 +696,7 @@ permanently to an Assurer by CAcert Inc.'s Committee (board), on
|
|||
recommendation from the Assurance Officer. </p>
|
||||
<p>Experience Points are not to be confused with Assurance
|
||||
Points. </p>
|
||||
<h3>4.6. CAcert Assurance Programme (CAP) form</h3>
|
||||
<h3><a name="4.5">4.5.</a> CAcert Assurance Programme (CAP) form</h3>
|
||||
<p>The CAcert Assurance Programme (<a href="http://www.cacert.org/cap.php" target="_blank">CAP</a>)
|
||||
form requests the following details of each Member or Prospective
|
||||
Member: </p>
|
||||
|
@ -692,7 +748,7 @@ required as well; </p>
|
|||
</ul>
|
||||
<p>The CAP forms are to be kept at least for 7 years by the
|
||||
Assurer. </p>
|
||||
<h2>5. The Assurance Officer</h2>
|
||||
<h2><a name="5">5.</a> The Assurance Officer</h2>
|
||||
<p>The Committee (board) of CAcert Inc. appoints an Assurance
|
||||
Officer
|
||||
with the following responsibilities: </p>
|
||||
|
@ -732,57 +788,50 @@ procedures or guidelines; </p>
|
|||
(web-of-trust) to meet the agreed needs of the Community. </p>
|
||||
</li>
|
||||
</ul>
|
||||
<h2>6. Subsidiary Policies</h2>
|
||||
<p>The Assurance Officer manages various exceptions and
|
||||
additional
|
||||
<h2><a name="6">6.</a> Subsidiary Policies</h2>
|
||||
<p>The Assurance Officer manages various exceptions and additional
|
||||
processes. Each must be covered by an approved Subsidiary Policy
|
||||
(refer to Policy on Policy => CAcert Official Document COD1).
|
||||
Subsidiary Policies specify any additional tests of knowledge
|
||||
required and variations to process and documentation, within the
|
||||
general standard stated here. </p>
|
||||
<h3>6.1. Standard</h3>
|
||||
<h3><a name="6.1">6.1.</a> Standard</h3>
|
||||
<p>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 must describe exceptions and potential
|
||||
areas of risk. </p>
|
||||
<h3>6.2. High Risk Applications</h3>
|
||||
<h3><a name="6.2">6.2.</a> High Risk Applications</h3>
|
||||
<p>In addition to the Assurance or Experience Points ratings set
|
||||
here
|
||||
in and in other policies, Assurance Officer or policies can
|
||||
here and in other subsidiary policies, the 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.</p>
|
||||
<p>Additional measures may include additional information.
|
||||
Additional
|
||||
information can be required in process of assurance: </p>
|
||||
<p>Additional measures may include <s>additional information</s>:
|
||||
<ul>
|
||||
<li><dd>unique numbers of identity documents; </dd>
|
||||
</li>
|
||||
<li><dd> photocopy of identity documents; </dd>
|
||||
</li>
|
||||
<li><dd> photo of User; </dd>
|
||||
</li>
|
||||
<li><dd> address of User. </dd>
|
||||
</li>
|
||||
<li>
|
||||
Additional information can be required in process of assurance: </p>
|
||||
<ul>
|
||||
<li>unique numbers of identity documents,</li>
|
||||
<li>photocopy of identity documents,</li>
|
||||
<li>photo of User,</li>
|
||||
<li>address of User.</li>
|
||||
</ul>
|
||||
<p>Additional Information is to be kept by Assurer, attached to
|
||||
CAcert Assurance Programme (<a href="http://www.cacert.org/cap.php" target="_blank">CAP</a>)
|
||||
form. Assurance Points allocation by this assurance is unchanged.
|
||||
User's CAcert login account should be annotated to record type of
|
||||
additional information: </p>
|
||||
<ul>
|
||||
additional information;</p>
|
||||
</li>
|
||||
<li>
|
||||
<p>Arbitration: </p>
|
||||
<ul>
|
||||
<li>
|
||||
<p>Member to participate in Arbitration. This confirms
|
||||
<li> Member to participate in Arbitration. This confirms
|
||||
their acceptance of the forum as well as trains in the process and
|
||||
import </p>
|
||||
import,
|
||||
</li>
|
||||
<li>
|
||||
<p>Member to file Arbitration to present case. This
|
||||
allows Arbitrator as final authority; </p>
|
||||
<li> Member to file Arbitration to present case. This
|
||||
allows Arbitrator as final authority;
|
||||
</li>
|
||||
</ul>
|
||||
</li>
|
||||
|
@ -803,7 +852,7 @@ support administrators. </p>
|
|||
</ul>
|
||||
<p>Applications that might attract additional measures include
|
||||
code-signing certificates and administration roles. </p>
|
||||
<h2>7. Privacy</h2>
|
||||
<h2><a name="7">7.</a> Privacy</h2>
|
||||
<p>CAcert is a "privacy" organisation, and takes the
|
||||
privacy of its Members seriously. The process maintains the security
|
||||
and privacy of both parties. </p>
|
||||
|
@ -829,6 +878,6 @@ administration when operating under the authority of Arbitrator or
|
|||
under CAcert policy. </p>
|
||||
</li>
|
||||
</ul>
|
||||
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