November 2009 - Community - mailman.kantarainitiative.org

Fwd: OIF RFI Package
by Brett McDowell 14 Jan '10

14 Jan '10

I'd like to publicly thank Don Thibeau, Drummond Reed and the members of the OIF JSC for including Kantara Initiative in their outreach. Don has already made the attached RFI package public over on the OIDF mailing lists but since I've started getting questions from members of Kantara Initiative asking to see the RFI package I realized I need to explicitly share it with our community since many of you are not subscribed to OIDF lists. As I reported to Don, my next step is to discuss this with the Assurance Review Board, the oversight body for our Identity Assurance Accreditation and Certification Program. If you have ideas, comments, recommendations, questions, or concerns please send them to me directly, or to this public mailing list, or to the ARB(a)kantarainitiative.org mailing list (depending on the level of disclosure you are comfortable with) -- and, yes ARB@ has SPAM controls so your message will go in queue momentarily, but it will be pushed through quickly. Note that due to the nature of the ARB being the deliberative body deciding who passes or fails accreditation and certification applications, they operate under terms of confidentiality and they will honor any request you have to keep your comments confidential if you call that out explicitly in your email. As a reminder, the ARB is comprised of representatives from Aetna, BT, GSA, KPMG, and SUNET. Thank you in advance for contributing to the process. Brett McDowell | http://info.brettmcdowell.com | http://KantaraInitiative.org Begin forwarded message: > From: "Don Thibeau \(OIDF ED\)" <don(a)oidf.org> > Date: November 22, 2009 7:05:44 PM EST > To: "'Brett McDowell'" <email(a)brettmcdowell.com> > Subject: OIF RFI Package > > Dear Brett: > Thanks for your interest in working with the OpenID and Information Card Foundations. Here is the latest chapter in our conversations that began in last spring. > Since March of this year, the OpenID and the Information Card Foundations have collaborated on responding to US Government request to participate in its “Open Identity for Open Government Initiative.” Together with Kantara and InCommon, we have contributed to the development of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) identity standards and certification requirements. The impact of our work with the government can be seen in the first set of deliverables at www.IDmanagement.gov published in September. As you know, ICAM’s Trust Framework Provider Adoption Process (TFPAP) established a new way to enable citizens to easily and safely engage with government websites, and ICAM’s Identity Scheme Adoption Process (ISAP) laid the techical foundation for government-approved profiles of open identity specifications. ICAM’s profiles for OpenID 2.0 and IMI 1.0 Information Cards profiles we published shortly afterwards. > The OIDF and ICF have been collaborating to develop an open approach to trust frameworks that will meet the needs of our respective communities. Two weeks ago at the OpenID Summit and again in three different sessions at the Internet Identity Workshop (IIW), ICF Executive Director Drummond Reed and I presented this approach to the community at large and asked for feedback, challenges, and contributions. These sessions produced a wealth of invaluable input and a strong concensus that OIDF and ICF should proceed with this approach, which the community dubbed the Open Identity Framework (OIF), as quickly as possible. > Immediately after IIW, the Boards of Directors of OIDF and ICF agreed to form a joint steering committee (JSC) to refine strategic goals, investigate operational alternatives, and guide deployment planning for the OIF. The JSC is composed of four representatives of companies that are members of both foundations and four community representatives, including the Chairs of both foundation boards. > The JSC started by carefully considering the goals and objectives of the Open Identity Framework (OIF) and weighing the tradeoffs between what aspects should be outsourced vs. what aspects were strategic and thus should remain “in-sourced”. The JSC then asked Drummond and I to prepare the attached Request For Information (RFI) to initiate discussions with prospective outsourcing partners. Because the JSC wants to make recommendations to the OIDF and ICF boards and set a course of action by year’s end, it wants to fast-track this RFI review process and expects a report in 30 days. > The attached RFI has two objectives: 1) to solicit your informed collaboration and feedback about how best to achieve the objectives of the OIF, and 2) to identify the potential outsourcing partners with whom we should proceed with more detailed negotiations. We have attached supplemental material that fully describes our approach to the OIF with the hope that it will be of benefit to your plans regardless of whether you decide to respond as a potential outsourcing partner. > The JSC partner selection criteria focuses on cost efficiencies, execution synergies, and compatible business models. You are welcome to provide general feedback as well as respond specifically to any or all of the activities described in the Outsourced Program Elements section. For needs in that section where you feel your organization would be a good outsourcing fit, please be specific as to how you would fulfill those needs. Please include pricing estimates broken out for each outsourced program element—the more detailed the better. > Please note that the OIDF and ICF reserve the right to change the timeline or other portions of this RFI at any time, as well as to cancel or reissue the RFI at any time without obligation or liability. Also, please designate any information contained in your response that is proprietary or confidential. While we will we will treat the material provided as business confidential, please note that both the OIDF and ICF operate in a transparent, open source business environment, so some commentary, discussion, or speculation may occur on mailing groups, blog posts etc. > Please email your response as a word document attachment to don(a)oidf.org before midnight EDT on 12/01/09. Of course, feel free to contact either Drummond or myself with questions, and we would be happy to arrange telecons or in-person meeting to discuss it as time permits. > Thank you again for your interest. > Don Thibeau > don(a)OIDF.org > Executive Director > The OpenID Foundation > http://openid.net

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Kantara response to OIF RFI (timing issue)
by Brett McDowell 24 Nov '09

24 Nov '09

Thank you again for providing us with the OIF RFI on behalf of the JSC. We have started working on our response to the RFI. In discussions with our Assurance Review Board we concluded that our Board of Trustees needs to participate in our response to the RFI. Since our Board of Trustees will not have the opportunity to discuss the RFI until their next meeting on December 3rd, there is no way of us to meet the response deadline of December 1st. Please advise whether the one week turnaround requirement (over a US holiday, I might add) is a firm deadline. To be clear, our Board will have their first discussion regarding the RFI on December 3rd but I do not expect we will be able to provide a response on that date. Thank you for your consideration, Brett McDowell | http://info.brettmcdowell.com | http://KantaraInitiative.org

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Protect Network Temporarly Down
by Joni Brennan 19 Nov '09

19 Nov '09

Dear Community, We've learned that the Protect Network IdP is currently down. This means that any participants with a Protect Network IdP will not be able to login to the confluence (wiki) site. This issue is temporary but unfortunately not in our control. We are monitoring Protect Network for their resolution. I will keep this list apprised of the issue as it develops. Apologies for any inconvenience the service issue causes. Please feel free to contact me if you need any assistance at this time. Cheers - Joni -- Joni Brennan IEEE-ISTO Kantara Initiative Director of Technology Programs voice:+1 732-226-4223 email: joni @ ieee-isto.org gtalk: jonibrennan Join the conversation on the community@ list - http://kantarainitiative.org/mailman/listinfo/community

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Save the Date for Kantara Initiative Conference, March 9-11 2010
by Dervla O'Reilly 19 Nov '09

19 Nov '09

Hello Kantara Community, Please save the date for the 2nd Kantara Initiative Conference March 9-11, 2010. This event is kindly hosted by Intel Corporation at their Hillsboro, Oregon campus. You can review preliminary event information at our conference page. Stay tuned for registration which opens December 8. Meanwhile, the draft agenda is posted online - please note this may change slightly as we solidify topics and groups in the coming weeks. We look forward to seeing you March. Let me know if questions. Regards, Dervla ________________________ Dervla O’Reilly Event & Membership Manager Kantara Initiative +1 415 731 4487 business +1 415 948 3650 mobile +1 509 757 4487 fax dervla[at]kantarainitiative.org http://www.kantarainitiative.org Join the conversation by joining the community@ list - http://kantarainitiative.org/mailman/listinfo/community

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Open vs. open vs. open: a model for public collaboration
by Brett McDowell 17 Nov '09

17 Nov '09

I was struck by the clear thinking in Matt Zimmerman's blog post "Open vs. open vs. open: a model for public collaboration" (see link below). Granted, he's writing primarily from his experience with software development, but his principles apply to any "open" project. http://mdzlog.alcor.net/2009/10/26/open-vs-open-vs-open-a-model-for-public-… Kantara Initiative is an open initiative, and I think Matt's criteria are clear and simple to use as a "metric" to ensure we stay on the right path. I'm "open" for input you might have, at any time, regarding how we are doing in that (or any other) regard. Be well, Brett McDowell | http://info.brettmcdowell.com | http://KantaraInitiative.org

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Kantara Initiative welcomes new member TAS3
by Dervla O'Reilly 16 Nov '09

16 Nov '09

Please join us in welcoming new member TAS3 (Trusted Architecture for Securely Shared Services). We look forward to their participation and involvement. Regards, Dervla ________________________ Dervla O’Reilly Event & Membership Manager Kantara Initiative +1 415 731 4487 business +1 415 948 3650 mobile +1 509 757 4487 fax dervla[at]kantarainitiative.org http://www.kantarainitiative.org Join the conversation by joining the community@ list - http://kantarainitiative.org/mailman/listinfo/community

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Fwd: [OpenID] OpenID Foundation Election Open: Message from Executive Director
by Brett McDowell 11 Nov '09

11 Nov '09

+1 to Don Thibeau's encouragement that you consider joining the OpenID Foundation. I am a proud member of OIDF. Brett McDowell | http://info.brettmcdowell.com | http://KantaraInitiative.org Begin forwarded message: > From: "Don Thibeau \(OIDF ED\)" <don(a)oidf.org> > Date: November 11, 2009 1:42:51 PM EST > To: <openid-general(a)lists.openid.net> > Subject: [OpenID] OpenID Foundation Election Open: Message from Executive Director > > The OpenID Foundation is holding its second election of community board > members starting today. For this election, six community board seats are > open for election. An FAQ has been posted on www.oidf.net. Of the current > community directors, Mr. Kveton has indicated he will not serve another > term. Mr. Kissel, Mr. Smarr and Mr. Tom have indicated their interest in > continuing to serve. Mr. Messina and Mr. Sakimura were elected to longer > terms as community representatives. On behalf of the foundation, I would > like to thank Scott Kveton for his important service to the Foundation and > wish him well in his new endeavors. > > All members of the OpenID Foundation are eligible to nominate themselves, > second the nominations of others who self-nominated, and vote for > candidates. If you're not already a member of the OpenID Foundation, we > encourage you to join at https://openid.net/foundation/members/registration. > > Board participation requires a substantial ongoing investment of time and > energy. It is a commitment that should not be undertaken lightly. Rather, > should you be elected, expect to be called upon to serve both on the board > and on its committees where the work of the foundation is conducted, and to > actively contribute. That being said however, if you're passionate about > OpenID and advancing digital identity, have the time to devote to community > service in this manner, and are a person who gets things done and works well > with others, we welcome your candidacy for the OpenID board of directors. We > welcome your candidacy for community board seats regardless of current or > past company affiliation or employment. > > Voting and nominations are conducted using the OpenID you registered when > you joined the Foundation. Log in at https://openid.net/foundation/members/ > with that OpenID to participate in the election. You may have also received > instructions on how to participate in a separate note from membership at > oidf.org<mailto:membership at oidf.org> if you're already a member. If you > experience problems participating in the election or joining the foundation, > please send a note to membership(a)oidf.org > > Again six community directors are being elected to the board. The three > candidates receiving the most votes will serve 2 year terms and the three > candidates receiving the next numbers of votes will serve 1 year terms.) In > order to be eligible for election, your candidacy must have been seconded by > at least three other members. > > The election will be conducted on the following schedule: > Nominations open: Monday, November 24 > Nominations close: Monday, December 8 > Election begins: Wednesday, December 10 > Election ends: Wednesday, December 24 > Results announced by: Wednesday, December 31 > New board terms start: Thursday, January 1 > Times on all dates are Noon, U.S. Pacific Time. > > Thank you for participating in advancing OpenID. > > Don Thibeau > don(a)OIDF.org > Executive Director > The OpenID Foundation > http://openid.net > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > general mailing list > general(a)lists.openid.net > http://lists.openid.net/mailman/listinfo/openid-general

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Kantara Initiative Operating Procedures Updated
by Joni Brennan 10 Nov '09

10 Nov '09

Hello Kantara Initiative Community, This message is to confirm that the All Member Ballot motion to amend the Operating Procedures to v1.1 has carried. The updated Operating Procedures can be found from the following pages: http://kantarainitiative.org/wordpress/membership/ and http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/dashboard.action or directly via: http://bit.ly/4mpsaO Please feel free to contact me with any concerns or questions you may have. Cheers - Joni -- Joni Brennan IEEE-ISTO Kantara Initiative Director of Technology Programs voice:+1 732-226-4223 email: joni @ ieee-isto.org gtalk: jonibrennan Join the conversation on the community@ list - http://kantarainitiative.org/mailman/listinfo/community

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Invitation to attend Nov. 10 ONLINE Strong Authentication Summit
by Brett McDowell 04 Nov '09

04 Nov '09

I wanted to make sure you all were aware of an online conference/ summit that BrightTALK is running next week on Strong Authentication. As you'll see, Kantara Initiative is a sponsor of the summit and I'll be giving a talk on Tuesday, November 10th on the role of Strong Authentication in the Identity Assurance Ecosystem. Details are as follows: http://www.brighttalk.com/webcasts/7010/attend I hope you can "attend" this online event for a number of reasons. First, you will get an update on the latest developments by ANSI, Kantara, ICAM, ISO/ITU regarding trust framework standards & certification. And -- selfishly -- I would also like to you participate in this summit so you can help me evaluate the effectiveness of running online summits in this fashion. I would love your feedback after-the-fact to help us make plans for stretching our communication/education dollars in 2010. I'm hopeful that this format of great utility going forward. The conference looks to have several key sessions and I encourage you to review the entire agenda here: http://www.brighttalk.com/summit/strongauthentication P.S. Of course, you will need to register for a BrightTALK account in order to attend these sessions, but they are free of charge otherwise. Let me know if you run into any trouble with the registration process. Brett McDowell | http://info.brettmcdowell.com | http://KantaraInitiative.org

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Kantara Initiative welcomes new member Deutsche Telekom
by Dervla O'Reilly 02 Nov '09

02 Nov '09

Please join us in welcoming new member Deutsche Telekom AG. We look forward to their participation and involvement. Regards, Dervla ________________________ Dervla O’Reilly Event & Membership Manager Kantara Initiative +1 415 731 4487 business +1 415 948 3650 mobile +1 509 757 4487 fax dervla[at]kantarainitiative.org http://www.kantarainitiative.org Join the conversation by joining the community@ list - http://kantarainitiative.org/mailman/listinfo/community

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