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<TITLE> CACert Remote Verification Policy (RVP) </TITLE>
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<H1>CAcert Remote Verification Policy (RVP) </H1>
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<P><A HREF="PolicyOnPolicy.html"><IMG SRC="Images/cacert-wip.png" NAME="graphics1" ALT="CAcert Policy Status" ALIGN=BOTTOM WIDTH=90 HEIGHT=33 BORDER=0></A><BR>Author:
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Pete Stephenson<BR>Creation date: 2008-07-12<BR>
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Status: WIP 2008-07-12 <BR>
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Edited by: Teus Hagen, 2009-02-11<BR>
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Next status: DRAFT 2009<BR>
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<H2>0. Preliminaries </H2>
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<P>This sub-policy extends the Assurance Policy ("AP")
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and Organisation Assurance Policy (“OAP”) by providing a
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framework for Members to verify for individual Members their identity
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and for organisation Members their organisation (trade) name via Trusted Third
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Provider ("TTP"s) including Government Authorities,
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Certification Authorities and Commercial Identity Providers, under
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the supervision of a CAcert (Organisation) Assurer.
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<P>Successful completion of the verification of name process defined
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in RVP sub-policies shall result in the allocation of 10 extra
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Assurance Points added to the maximum of Assurance Points the Assurer,
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supervising the assurance process for the Member, can allocate.
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<H2>1. Scope </H2>
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<P>This sub-policy is available to all individual and organisation
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Community Members. </P>
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<H2>2. Roles </H2>
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<H3>2.1 CAcert (Organisation) Assurer</H3>
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<P>The CAcert (Organisation) Assurer must check the CAcert
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(Organisation) Assurance Programme form. The identity verification or
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organisation name verification is remotely performed by the Trusted
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Verification Provider (2.2).</P>
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<P>The Trusted Verification Provider who is involved in the
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verification process should be accepted by the Assurer.
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<P>The Assurer will keep the following signed documents:</P>
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<OL>
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<LI><P>Signed document (e.g. CAP or COAP form) for CAcert Community Agreement with the Member.</P></LI>
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<LI><P>Signed report of the Trusted Verification Provider for the name verification.</P></LI>
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</OL>
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<H3>2.2 Trusted Verification Provider ("TVP") </H3>
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<P>Each TVA:: </P>
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<OL>
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<LI><P>must be <STRONG><I>verifiably
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practicing identification procedures</I></STRONG>, typically one of
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the following:</P>
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<OL>
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<LI><P><STRONG>Government Authorities</STRONG>
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responsible for issuing ID documents for individuals, trade office
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extracts for organisations, or providing taxation functions
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</P>
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<LI><P><STRONG>Certification Authorities</STRONG>
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issuing authentication tokens (including certificates) based on a
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published identity and/or trade name verification process
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<LI><P><STRONG>Commercial Identity
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Providers</STRONG> providing identity verification as a commercial
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service.</P>
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<LI><P><B>Commercial Trade name
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Registrars</B> providing trade name verification.</P>
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</OL>
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<LI><P>must provide a secure mechanism
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for validating a member's identity and/or organisation name or trade
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name , including:
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<OL>
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<LI><P><STRONG>Authentication Tokens</STRONG>
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which are delivered to the user and verifiable in a
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cryptographically strong fashion
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</P>
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<LI><P><STRONG>Online Verification</STRONG>
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via a web interface, ideally which is verified by SSL/TLS
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<LI><P><STRONG>Out-of-Band</STRONG>
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communication directly with CAcert, Inc. as to the outcome of the
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verification
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</OL>
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<LI><P>should conduct identification of name procedures similar in
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nature to CAcert's existing procedures (eg examining ID documents,
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trade office extracts, obtaining 'assurances' from other trusted
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members)
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</P>
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</OL>
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<H3>2.3 Member </H3>
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<P>A Member (the subject of a verification) using the Remote
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Verification program: </P>
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<OL>
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<LI><P>must agree to be bound the CAcert
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Community Agreement (CCA).</P>
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<LI><P>must disclose any conflicts of
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interest (including but not limited to relationships with
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(Organisation) Assurer)
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</P>
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<LI><P>must cover the costs of their assurance (if any), including
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fees imposed by TVPs and Assurer.</P>
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</OL>
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<H2>3. Processes </H2>
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<H3>3.1 Verification </H3>
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<OL>
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<LI><P>Member shall create a CAcert
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account and agree to the CAcert Community Agreement (CCA)
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</P>
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<LI><P>Member shall complete the procedure specified by the
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applicable sub-policy(s), including being verified by the TVP .</P>
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</OL>
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<H2>4. Documentation </H2>
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<P>Where documentation is required by the verification process it
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shall be subject to the prevailing records management policies which
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may require that it be kept for a certain period or destroyed
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immediately after processing.
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