plug] Re: Who all is going to SCaLE 4x?

[R P Herrold]

On Tue, 21 Feb 2006, der.hans wrote:

> Am 15. Feb, 2006 schw=E4tzte R P Herrold so:
>>>>>> herrold said: I'll be running the CACert ( http://www.cacert.org/ )

>> role accounts are no problem - there is a primary email address, and the=
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>> ability to add as many secondaries as you may wish; also as the CSR is=
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>> gnereated locally, embedded role email addresses insude a certificate ar=
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>> no problem, and are not examined before the countersigning by CACert.
>
> All of the secondaries would be associated to the primary email addy? A
> cert for chairman at PLUG would be associated to my personal certification?
>
> Just trying to get more info. In fact, wanna do a presentation on CACert
> for us? :)

I would be happy to.

The primary trust model is no-cost, and individual, not=20
organizational or corporate, yes.

Timeing is a little hard.  I am a snowbird, but will be in=20
town later today for a week.  I get to about two meeting a=20
year.  ;)

I see an Installfest Saturday at a venue unknown to the=20
calendar [hint hint]:
    http://www.plug.phoenix.az.us/index.php?option=3Dcom_extcalendar&Itemid=
=3D35&extmode=3Dview&extid=3D21=20
and will stop down, assuming it is not up at Wickenburg, Show=20
Low or some such.

I just got a writeup advance link from FedoraNews who=20
interiewed me at SCALE.
 =09http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/325
down as the first part of the Booths section.  I have=20
basically ended up as the lead US point of contact for cacert,=20
and have 'extra point' granting capability in this regard.

My purpose in doing so would be to 'seed' several assurers in=20
the PHX area for CACert.  To most effectively do this, I would=20
ask folks review, and if they find appropriate, pre-complete a=20
registration, and bring one govt photo and an aditional govt'l=20
ID (a DL and a passport come to mind) so that I can verify=20
bona fides and assign points.  I'll also bring some paper=20
blanks (and a box of the donationware 'Portable Key=20
Verification Devices which Oisin mentioned) along as well.

My intention would be to endow regular attendee/officer types=20
with substantial points and those PKVD's, so that it would be=20
self-perpetuating into the future - my summer LUG has a=20
regular part of the meeting devoted to assurances:
 =09http://www.colug.net/cacert/
similar to PGP/GPG WoT keysignings (another hint hint)

-- Russ herrold