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< td > POLICY < a href = "http://wiki.cacert.org/wiki/TopMinutes-20070917" > m20070918.x< / a > < / td >
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$Date: 2008/01/18 22:56:31 $
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Name: OAP < a style = "color: steelblue" href = "//svn.cacert.org/CAcert/Policies/ControlledDocumentList.html" > COD11< / a > < br / >
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Status: POLICY/DRAFT < a style = "color: steelblue" href = "//wiki.cacert.org/wiki/TopMinutes-20070917" > m20070918.x < / a > < br / >
< span class = "draftadd" > DRAFT p20080401.1 < / span > < br / >
Editor: Jens Paul < br / >
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< h1 > Organisation Assurance Policy < / h1 >
< h2 > < a name = "0" > 0. < / a > < / h2 >
< h2 id = "s0" > 0. Preliminaries < / h2 >
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This policy describes how Organisation Assurers ("OAs")
conduct Assurances on Organisations.
It fits within the overall web-of-trust
or Assurance process of Ca cert.
or Assurance process of CA cert.
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@ -56,7 +53,7 @@ This policy is not a Controlled document, for purposes of
Configuration Control Specification ("CCS").
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< h2 > < a name = "1" > 1. < / a > < / h2 >
< h2 id = "s1" > 1. Purpose < / h2 >
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Organisations with assured status can issue certificates
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to this policy.
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The organisation is within the jurisdiction
and can be taken to Arbitration.
and can be taken to CAcert Arbitration.
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< h2 > < a name = "2" > 2. < / a > < / h2 >
< h2 id = "s2" > 2. Roles and Structure < / h2 >
< h3 > < a name = "2.1" > 2.1 < / a > < / h3 >
< h3 id = "s2.1" > 2.1 Assurance Officer < / h3 >
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The Assurance Officer ("AO")
manages this policy and reports to the board .
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,
the CAcert Organisation Assurance Programme form ("COAP"),
the CAcert Organisation Assurance Programme ("COAP") form ,
OA training and testing, manuals, quality control.
In these responsibilities, other Officers will assist.
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The OA is appointed by the Board.
Where the OA is failing the Board decides.
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< h3 > < a name = "2.2" > 2.2 < / a > Organisation Assurers < / h3 >
< h3 id = "s2.2" > 2.2 Organisation Assurers < / h3 >
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as supervised, trained and tested.
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< li > The OA can decide when a CAcert
(individual) Assurer
has done several OA Application Advises to appoint this
person to OA Assurer.
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< h3 id = "s2.3" > 2.3 Organisation Assurance Advisor ("OAA") < / h3 >
< p > In countries/states/provinces where no OA Assurers are
operating for an OA Application (COAP) the OA
can be advised by an experienced local CAcert
(individual) Assurer to take the decision
to accept the OA Application (COAP) of the organisation.
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The local Assurer must have at least 150 Points,
should know the language, and know
the organisation trade office registry culture and quality.
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< h3 > < a name = "2.3" > 2.3 < / a > Organisation Administrator < / h3 >
< h3 id = "s2.4" > 2.4 Organisation Administrator < / h3 >
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The Administrator within each Organisation ("O-Admin")
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< h2 > < a name = "3" > 3. < / a > < / h2 >
< h2 id = "s3" > 3. Policies < / h2 >
< h3 > < a name = "3.1" > 3.1 < / a > < / h3 >
< h3 id = "s3.1" > 3.1 Policy < / h3 >
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There is one policy being this present document,
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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 > < / h3 >
< h3 id = "s3.2" > 3.2 Subsidiary Policies < / h3 >
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The nature of the Subsidiary Policies ("SubPols"):
@ -210,7 +230,7 @@ The nature of the Subsidiary Policies ("SubPols"):
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For OAs,
SubPol specifies the < i > tests of local knowledge< / i >
including the local organisational forms.
including the local organisation assurance COAP forms.
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For assurances,
SubPol specifies the < i > local documentation forms< / i >
@ -221,7 +241,7 @@ The nature of the Subsidiary Policies ("SubPols"):
policy approval process.
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< h3 > < a name = "" > < / a > 3.3 Freedom to Assemble < / h3 >
< h3 id = "s3.3" > 3.3 Freedom to Assemble < / h3 >
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Subsidiary Policies are open, accessible and free to enter.
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< h2 > < a name = "4" > 4. < / a > < / h2 >
< h2 id = "s4" > 4. Process < / h2 >
< h3 > < a name = "4.1" > 4.1 < / a > < / h3 >
< h3 id = "s4.1" > 4.1 Standard of Organisation Assurance < / h3 >
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The essential standard of Organisation Assurance is:
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requestor can sign on behalf of the organisation.
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the organisation has agreed to the terms of the
Registered User Agreement,
CAcert Community Agreement
and is therefore subject to Arbitration.
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are stated in the SubPol.
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< h3 > < a name = "4.2" > 4.2 < / a > < / h3 >
< h3 id = "s4.2" > 4.2 COAP < / h3 >
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The COAP form documents the checks and the resultant
assurance results to meet the standard.
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< li > additional contact information (as required by SubPol).< / li >
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administrator account names (1 or more)
administrator account name( s) (1 or more)
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domain name(s)
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Agreement with registered user agreement.
Statement and initials box for organsation
Agreement with
CAcert Community Agreement.
Statement and initials box for organisation
and also for OA.
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Date of completion of Assurance.
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ruling language (due to Arbitration requirements).
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< h3 > < a name = "4.3" > 4.3 < / a > < / h3 >
< h3 id = "s4.3" > 4.3 Jurisdiction < / h3 >
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Organisation Assurances are carried out by
CAcert Inc under its Arbitration jurisdiction.
CAcert Inc. under its Arbitration jurisdiction.
Actions carried out by OAs are under this regime.
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The organisation has agreed to the terms of the
Registered User Agreement,
CAcert Community Agreement.
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The organisation, the Organisation Assurers, CAcert and
other related parties are bound into CAcert's jurisdiction
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The OA is responsible for ensuring that the
organisation reads, understands, intends and
agrees to the registered user agreement.
agrees to the
CAcert Community Agreement.
This OA responsibility should be recorded on COAP
(statement and initials box).
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< h2 > < a name = "5" > 5. < / a > < / h2 >
< h2 id = "s5" > 5. Exceptions < / h2 >
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E.g., registration as DBA or holding of registered trade mark.
This means that the anglo law tradition of unregistered DBAs
is not accepted without further proof.
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Wytze van der Raay
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