From 825953e6b4abee436eed8e7ef6e32fbfe8de313c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Wytze van der Raay
This policy describes how Organisation Assurers ("OAs")
conduct Assurances on Organisations.
It fits within the overall web-of-trust
-or Assurance process of Cacert.
+or Assurance process of CAcert.
@@ -56,7 +53,7 @@ This policy is not a Controlled document, for purposes of
Configuration Control Specification ("CCS").
Organisations with assured status can issue certificates
@@ -76,27 +73,31 @@ and as described in the CPS.
to this policy.
The Assurance Officer ("AO")
-manages this policy and reports to the board.
+manages this policy and reports to the CAcert Inc. Committee ("Board").
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.
+The OA is appointed by the Board.
+Where the OA is failing the Board decides.
+
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.
+
+ The local Assurer must have at least 150 Points,
+ should know the language, and know
+ the organisation trade office registry culture and quality.
+
The Administrator within each Organisation ("O-Admin")
@@ -175,9 +195,9 @@ and the issuing of certificates.
-
There is one policy being this present document,
@@ -191,7 +211,7 @@ and several subsidiary policies.
The nature of the Subsidiary Policies ("SubPols"):
@@ -210,7 +230,7 @@ The nature of the Subsidiary Policies ("SubPols"):
Subsidiary Policies are open, accessible and free to enter.
@@ -254,9 +274,9 @@ Subsidiary Policies are open, accessible and free to enter.
-
The essential standard of Organisation Assurance is:
Organisation Assurance Policy
- 0. Preliminaries
+0. Preliminaries
1. Purpose
+ 1. Purpose
2. Roles and Structure
+ 2. Roles and Structure
- 2.1 Assurance Officer
+ 2.1 Assurance Officer
2.2 Organisation Assurers
+ 2.2 Organisation Assurers
2.3 Organisation Assurance Advisor ("OAA")
+ 2.3 Organisation Administrator
+ 2.4 Organisation Administrator
3. Policies
+ 3. Policies
- 3.1 Policy
+ 3.1 Policy
3.2 Subsidiary Policies
+ 3.2 Subsidiary Policies
3.3 Freedom to Assemble
+ 3.3 Freedom to Assemble
4. Process
+ 4. Process
- 4.1 Standard of Organisation Assurance
+ 4.1 Standard of Organisation Assurance
The COAP form documents the checks and the resultant assurance results to meet the standard. @@ -302,12 +322,13 @@ Additional information to be provided on form:
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.
-
+ DRAFT p20080401.1
+ Editor: Jens Paul
+ Licence: CC-by-sa+DRP
+
+