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Edu-Person Working Group: 

Edu-Person Working Group PKI Working Group, Net@Edu Tempe, Arizona, 8-Feb-2000 Keith Hazelton, Univ. of Wisconsin http://www.wisc.edu/arch http://axle.doit.wisc.edu/~haz

Agenda : 

Agenda Why an edu-Person object class? Example scenarios using edu-Person Working group process (proposed charter] Highlights of the proposed draft charter Identify & discuss issues with the draft charter Decision: Yes or No? Endorse edu-Person WG charter

Why an edu-Person object class?: 

Why an edu-Person object class? The problem: No established patterns for building general-purpose institutional directories Each institution has to start from scratch No two higher education directories look alike We can’t share resources, we can’t query or exchange information even though Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is THE relevant standard

Why an edu-Person object class?: 

Why an edu-Person object class? edu-Person object class would provide a common list of attributes and definitions Draw on the standards work in higher education Select those items that are of broad utility Define a common LDAP representation for each of them

Example scenarios using edu-Person: 

Example scenarios using edu-Person I2 MACE pilot Directory of directories Michael Gettes, Georgetown Digital Library Foundation pilot—anonymous access to library resources David Wasley, UCOP Digitally signed financial aid applications Net@Edu PKI Working Group

Working Group Process: 

Working Group Process Highlights of the proposed draft charter Introduction < Deliverables > < Process > < Timeline > Guiding principles Membership

Working Group charter highlights: 

Working Group charter highlights Deliverables Edu-Person object class, “version 0.9” Explanatory documentation for the edu-Person object class Process for promoting the edu-Person object class via schema registration bodies and/or appropriate IETF channels Process for maintaining and updating the edu-Person object class definition

Working Group charter highlights: 

Working Group charter highlights Timeline: Complete initial version by March 31, 2000 Process aims at quick harvest of low-hanging fruit Leverage existing standards work (Post-secondary Electronic Standards Council, etc.) Leverage existing LDAP standards for person data such as inetOrgPerson object class Consensus basis for attribute inclusion

Identify & discuss issues: 

Identify & discuss issues Your turn… Capture your issues on flip charts Select high-priority items for discussion

Decision: 

Decision Yes or No? Endorse edu-Person WG charter