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Organisation Assurance Policy
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<br><b>WARNING:</b><br>
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The proper policy document is located<br>
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<a href="http://www.cacert.org/policy/OrganisationAssurancePolicy.php">
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on the CAcert website </a>.<br>
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</big></b>
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This document is a working draft to include<br>
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future revisions only, and is currently<br>
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only relevant for the [policy] group.<br>
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<h1>
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Organisation Assurance Policy
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</h1>
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<p>
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<a href="../PolicyOnPolicy.html"><img src="../cacert-draft.png" alt="CAcert Draft" height="31" width="88" style="border-style: none;" /> </a><br />
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Document: OAP COD11<br />
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Author: Jens Paul<br />
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Creation date: 2007-09-18<br />
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Status: POLICY/DRAFT 2007-09-18 <a href="http://wiki.cacert.org/wiki/TopMinutes-20070917">m20070918.x </a><br />
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Changed: 2008-04-01 Teus Hagen policy list vote; add advisors and board<br />
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Next status: POLICY 2008<br />
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<h2> <a name="0">0. </a> Preliminaries </h2>
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<p>
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This policy describes how Organisation Assurers ("OAs")
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conduct Assurances on Organisations.
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It fits within the overall web-of-trust
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or Assurance process of CAcert.
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<p>
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This policy is not a Controlled document, for purposes of
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Configuration Control Specification ("CCS").
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<h2> <a name="1"> 1. </a> Purpose </h2>
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<p>
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Organisations with assured status can issue certificates
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directly with their own domains within.
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<p>
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The purpose and statement of the certificate remains
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the same as with ordinary users (natural persons)
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and as described in the CPS.
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<ul><li>
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The organisation named within is identified.
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</li><li>
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The organisation has been verified according
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to this policy.
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</li><li>
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The organisation is within the jurisdiction
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and can be taken to CAcert Arbitration.
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<h2> <a name="2"> 2. </a> Roles and Structure </h2>
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<h3> <a name="2.1"> 2.1 </a> Assurance Officer </h3>
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The Assurance Officer ("AO")
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manages this policy and reports to the CAcert Inc. Committee ("Board").
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The AO manages all OAs and is responsible for process,
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the CAcert Organisation Assurance Programme ("COAP") form,
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OA training and testing, manuals, quality control.
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In these responsibilities, other Officers will assist.
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The OA is appointed by the Board.
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Where the OA is failing the Board decides.
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<h3> <a name="2.2"> 2.2 </a> Organisation Assurers </h3>
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<ol type="a"> <li>
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An OA must be an experienced Assurer
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<li>Have 150 assurance points.</li>
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<li>Be fully trained and tested on all general Assurance processes.</li>
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</li><li>
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Must be trained as Organisation Assurer.
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<li> Global knowledge: This policy. </li>
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<li> Global knowledge: A OA manual covers how to do the process.</li>
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<li> Local knowledge: legal forms of organisations within jurisdiction.</li>
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<li> Basic governance. </li>
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<li> Training may be done a variety of ways,
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such as on-the-job, etc. </li>
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</li><li>
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Must be tested.
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<li> Global test: Covers this policy and the process. </li>
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<li> Local knowledge: Subsidiary Policy to specify.</li>
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<li> Tests to be created, approved, run, verified
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by CAcert only (not outsourced). </li>
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<li> Tests are conducted manually, not online/automatic. </li>
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<li> Documentation to be retained. </li>
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<li> Tests may include on-the-job components. </li>
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</li><li>
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Must be approved.
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<li> Two supervising OAs must sign-off on new OA,
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as trained, tested and passed.
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</li>
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<li> AO must sign-off on a new OA,
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as supervised, trained and tested.
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</li>
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<li>The OA can decide when a CAcert
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(individual) Assurer
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has done several OA Application Advises to appoint this
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person to OA Assurer.
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<h3> <a name="2.3"> 2.3 </a> Organisation Assurance Advisor ("OAA") </h3>
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<p>In countries/states/provinces where no OA Assurers are
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operating for an OA Application (COAP) the OA
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can be advised by an experienced local CAcert
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(individual) Assurer to take the decision
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to accept the OA Application (COAP) of the organisation.
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The local Assurer must have at least 150 Points,
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should know the language, and know
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the organisation trade office registry culture and quality.
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<h3> <a name="2.4"> 2.4 </a> Organisation Administrator </h3>
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The Administrator within each Organisation ("O-Admin")
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is the one who handles the assurance requests
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and the issuing of certificates.
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<ol type="a"> <li>
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O-Admin must be Assurer
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<li>Have 100 assurance points.</li>
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<li>Fully trained and tested as Assurer.</li>
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Organisation is required to appoint O-Admin,
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and appoint ones as required.
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<li> On COAP Request Form.</li>
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O-Admin must work with an assigned OA.
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<li> Have contact details.</li>
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<h2> <a name="3"> 3. </a> Policies </h2>
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<h3> <a name="3.1"> 3.1 </a> Policy </h3>
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<p>
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There is one policy being this present document,
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and several subsidiary policies.
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<li> This policy authorises the creation of subsidiary policies. </li>
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<li> This policy is international. </li>
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<li> Subsidiary policies are implementations of the policy. </li>
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<li> Organisations are assured under an appropriate subsidiary policy. </li>
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<h3> <a name="3.2"> 3.2 </a> Subsidiary Policies </h3>
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The nature of the Subsidiary Policies ("SubPols"):
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SubPols are purposed to check the organisation
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under the rules of the jurisdiction that creates the
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organisation. This does not evidence an intention
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CAcert assurances are conducted under the jurisdiction
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SubPol specifies the <i>tests of local knowledge</i>
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SubPol specifies the <i>local documentation forms</i>
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<h3> <a name="3.3"> 3.3 </a> Freedom to Assemble </h3>
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Subsidiary Policies are open, accessible and free to enter.
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<h3> <a name="4.1"> 4.1 </a> Standard of Organisation Assurance </h3>
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The essential standard of Organisation Assurance is:
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the organisation name is correct and consistent:
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signing rights:
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The COAP form documents the checks and the resultant
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assurance results to meet the standard.
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Additional information to be provided on form:
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Agreement with
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Date of completion of Assurance.
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