[gin-ops] Re: [gin-auth] VO name change

Oscar Koeroo okoeroo at nikhef.nl
Mon Apr 24 05:24:23 CDT 2006


Hi Cindy and others,

Concerning the recent experiences within GIN regarding VOMS, 
certificates, CAs and things that link to these terms, I've written a 
small document about this.


    Oscar



Cindy Zheng wrote:

>Thank you very much, Oscar!
>
>  
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: owner-gin-ops at ggf.org [mailto:owner-gin-ops at ggf.org] On 
>>Behalf Of Oscar Koeroo
>>Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 12:19 AM
>>To: zhengc at sdsc.edu
>>Cc: 'Vincenzo Ciaschini'; gin-auth at ggf.org; gin-ops at ggf.org
>>Subject: Re: [gin-ops] Re: [gin-auth] VO name change
>>
>>
>>I'll make a small doc on the current experiences.
>>
>>    Oscar
>>
>>
>>Cindy Zheng wrote:
>>
>>    
>>
>>>Cool! It works!
>>>Thank you, Oscar and Vincenzo, for the quick resolution!
>>>
>>>We need to document all the issues in our GIN experiment. 
>>>Since you guys know best what's going on with this,
>>>would you mind to lead the effort to document this issue?
>>>All suggestions and volunteers are welcome! :-)
>>>
>>>Thanks again,
>>>
>>>Cindy
>>>
>>> 
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: owner-gin-auth at ggf.org [mailto:owner-gin-auth at ggf.org] 
>>>>On Behalf Of Oscar Koeroo
>>>>Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 8:21 AM
>>>>To: zhengc at sdsc.edu
>>>>Cc: gin-auth at ggf.org; gin-ops at ggf.org
>>>>Subject: Re: [gin-ops] Re: [gin-auth] VO name change
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Hi Cindy & all,
>>>>
>>>>We found the problem. The UID/USERID issue in the user DN is 
>>>>solved in 
>>>>the VOMS code at all places *but* not for the CA DNs.
>>>>It is regarded odd to have a UID/USERID in the DN of the CA...
>>>>
>>>>So our tmp workaround is to change the stored DN for your 
>>>>        
>>>>
>>CA. We have 
>>    
>>
>>>>done this for you now. The problem is that the software could 
>>>>clean the 
>>>>CA list in the database and introduce a problem...
>>>>
>>>>A newer version of the VOMS daemon will be released and 
>>>>installed on my 
>>>>machine when this bug is ready. The problem is located only at the 
>>>>serverside, no need to change your clients.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Have a go for it, though until the newer version installed I 
>>>>can't give 
>>>>you to much support on this, because it could consume to much of my 
>>>>(personal) time. :-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>cheers,
>>>>
>>>>   Oscar
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Cindy Zheng wrote:
>>>>
>>>>   
>>>>
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>>>Thank you, Oscar! 
>>>>>
>>>>>But I'm still getting the same error. Either this was not 
>>>>>the cause, or there are additional problems. Could you 
>>>>>check your log and see if any clues?
>>>>>
>>>>>I agree that this case is special in the sense of not
>>>>>IGTF accredited CA. But, I think we can benefit from dealing
>>>>>with this, either as a case of non-IGTF CA or as a case of
>>>>>mixed GT versions. In the near term, these issues will show
>>>>>up again as more grids joining GIN.
>>>>>
>>>>>I feel the same as you do - the incompatibility of the DN 
>>>>>format is annoying. I'm not a security expert. In my naive 
>>>>>opinion, it would work best if globus software can take care 
>>>>>of this somehow. I would like to hear what you and others 
>>>>>think is the best solution. Hopefully, these problems and
>>>>>discussions can resolve to some concret recommendations or
>>>>>work plans. Perhaps this can be one of many lessons we learn 
>>>>>thru our interoperation?
>>>>>
>>>>>Below is the output of voms-proxy-init. Also "grid-proxy-init",
>>>>>just to verify my .globus setup and give you the time to 
>>>>>locate the corresponding log entries.
>>>>>
>>>>>[zhengc at rocks-52 ~]$ voms-proxy-init --debug --voms gin.ggf.org
>>>>>Detected Globus version: 22
>>>>>Unspecified proxy version, settling on Globus version: 2
>>>>>Number of bits in key :512
>>>>>Using configuration file /opt/glite/etc/vomses
>>>>>Using configuration file /opt/glite/etc/vomses
>>>>>Files being used:
>>>>>CA certificate file: none
>>>>>Trusted certificates directory : /etc/grid-security/certificates
>>>>>Proxy certificate file : /home/zhengc/.globus/.proxy
>>>>>User certificate file: /home/zhengc/.globus/usercert.pem
>>>>>User key file: /home/zhengc/.globus/userkey.pem
>>>>>Output to /home/zhengc/.globus/.proxy
>>>>>Your identity: /C=US/O=SDSC/OU=SDSC/CN=Cindy Zheng/USERID=zhengc
>>>>>Enter GRID pass phrase:
>>>>>Creating temporary proxy to /tmp/tmp_x509up_u502_2448
>>>>>...........++++++++++++
>>>>>...................................++++++++++++
>>>>>Done
>>>>>Contacting  kuiken.nikhef.nl:15050
>>>>>[/O=dutchgrid/O=hosts/OU=nikhef.nl/CN=kuiken.nikhef.nl] 
>>>>>          
>>>>>
>>"gin.ggf.org"
>>    
>>
>>>>>Error: gin.ggf.org: User unknown to this VO.
>>>>>[zhengc at rocks-52 ~]$ grid-proxy-init
>>>>>Your identity: /C=US/O=SDSC/OU=SDSC/CN=Cindy Zheng/UID=zhengc
>>>>>Enter GRID pass phrase for this identity:
>>>>>Creating proxy ............................ Done
>>>>>Your proxy is valid until: Wed Mar 22 04:24:18 2006
>>>>>
>>>>>Cindy
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>     
>>>>>
>>>>>          
>>>>>
>>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>>From: owner-gin-ops at ggf.org [mailto:owner-gin-ops at ggf.org] On 
>>>>>>Behalf Of Oscar Koeroo
>>>>>>Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 2:15 AM
>>>>>>To: Cindy Zheng
>>>>>>Cc: gin-auth at ggf.org; gin-ops at ggf.org
>>>>>>Subject: Re: [gin-ops] Re: [gin-auth] VO name change
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Hi Cindy,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I now regard your registration in the VOMS db as special, 
>>>>>>with respect 
>>>>>>to the instant trust in your CA and this little change.
>>>>>>Which means that I've updated your DN in the database with 
>>>>>>       
>>>>>>
>>>>>>            
>>>>>>
>>>>the UID to 
>>>>   
>>>>
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>>>>USERID substring change.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>It seems that it is up to the software on how they can either 
>>>>>>construct 
>>>>>>a DN to UID or USERID. According to my Google searches the 
>>>>>>       
>>>>>>
>>>>>>            
>>>>>>
>>>>UID is the 
>>>>   
>>>>
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>>>>prevailed string representation for that part of your DN in your 
>>>>>>certificate which means that something (the used software that 
>>>>>>constructs a DN from a X.509 cert to do the simple string 
>>>>>>compare) needs 
>>>>>>investigation on possible incompatibility between the two 
>>>>>>repesentations.
>>>>>>Perhaps I'm just negatively paranoid ofcourse, but this issue 
>>>>>>could hit 
>>>>>>us again when other members would have an serialNumber or SN 
>>>>>>in their DN :-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>My personal feelings towards the CAs in general is still 
>>>>>>       
>>>>>>
>>>>>>            
>>>>>>
>>>>unchanged in 
>>>>   
>>>>
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>>>>the matter of avoiding dubious fields like UID/USERID, 
>>>>>>emailAddress/Email and such in a DN which is used in simple 
>>>>>>stringcompare operations in numerous parts of middleware.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>cheers,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  Oscar
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Cindy Zheng wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>
>>>>>>       
>>>>>>
>>>>>>            
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Thank you, Oscar! I agree that we should have in-depth
>>>>>>>discussion on this issue.
>>>>>>>Meanwhile, can we also have a temporary solution?
>>>>>>>Since double entry does not work for your environment, 
>>>>>>>how about change UID to USERID in my DN string in your
>>>>>>>voms db? Welcome any better ideas and solutions.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Thanks again,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Cindy 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>    
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>         
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>              
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>From: owner-gin-ops at ggf.org [mailto:owner-gin-ops at ggf.org] On 
>>>>>>>>Behalf Of Oscar Koeroo
>>>>>>>>Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 6:20 PM
>>>>>>>>To: zhengc at sdsc.edu
>>>>>>>>Cc: gin-auth at ggf.org; gin-ops at ggf.org; Olle Mulmo; Dane Skow; 
>>>>>>>>David Groep
>>>>>>>>Subject: [gin-ops] Re: [gin-auth] VO name change
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Hi Cindy,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>I wish to help here, but this seems be a point where 
>>>>>>>>      
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>           
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>                
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>interoperability 
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>
>>>>>>       
>>>>>>
>>>>>>            
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>needs to be noted (done), fixed/solved and documented.
>>>>>>>>I know of the existance of UID and USERID, now I know where 
>>>>>>>>my confusion 
>>>>>>>>comes from (I could remember if it was UID or USERID).
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>I think that a double entry in the VOMS DB is not the way to go.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Perhaps David Group, Dane Skow or Olle Mulmo can give a 
>>>>>>>>better judgement 
>>>>>>>>on what to do.
>>>>>>>>Personally I do not like the UID/USERID option for a bit in 
>>>>>>>>      
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>           
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>                
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>the DN of 
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>
>>>>>>       
>>>>>>
>>>>>>            
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>personal certificate. Especially since it doesn't give you any 
>>>>>>>>identificational value if you cross a domain that has you 
>>>>>>>>      
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>           
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>                
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>registered 
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>
>>>>>>       
>>>>>>
>>>>>>            
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>differently (by their local policy).
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Oscar
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Cindy Zheng wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>      
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>           
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>                
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Thanks, Oscar, for checking!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>The DN is the same, but "seen" differently by different 
>>>>>>>>>versions of GT. GT2 formats it as USERID= and GT3&4 
>>>>>>>>>formats it as UID=. I learned this, since PRAGMA testbed 
>>>>>>>>>sites are running a mixture of GT2,3,4.
>>>>>>>>>What we do in PRAGMA testbed is to add a DN in both format
>>>>>>>>>in the gridmap file, so even when GT get upgraded, you 
>>>>>>>>>don't have to worry about it. Perhaps you can do the same?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Let me know and I can then test it again.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Our SDSC CA admin also pointed out that a signing_policy 
>>>>>>>>>file which will recognize the OID 0.9.2342.19200300.100.1.1
>>>>>>>>>as either UID or USERID is linked off the CA web page:
>>>>>>>>>http://www.sdsc.edu/CA/.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Thanks,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Cindy
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>   
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>        
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>             
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>                  
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>>>From: Oscar Koeroo [mailto:okoeroo at nikhef.nl] 
>>>>>>>>>>Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 3:19 AM
>>>>>>>>>>To: Cindy Zheng
>>>>>>>>>>Cc: gin-auth at ggf.org; gin-ops at ggf.org
>>>>>>>>>>Subject: Re: [gin-auth] VO name change
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Hi,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Have look at your DN
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>/C=US/O=SDSC/OU=SDSC/CN=Cindy Zheng/USERID=zhengc
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>and compare it to:
>>>>>>>>>>"/C=US/O=SDSC/OU=SDSC/CN=Cindy Zheng/UID=zhengc" .gin.ggf.org
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>This will never match :-)
>>>>>>>>>>Please use only one certificate.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>cheers,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>	Oscar
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Cindy Zheng wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>     
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>          
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>               
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>                    
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>Hi, Oscar,
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>I modified the VO name in the vomses file, but I get
>>>>>>>>>>>"user unknown to this VO" when run voms-proxy-init. 
>>>>>>>>>>>Did you add SDSC cert files in the new VO server?
>>>>>>>>>>>Or did I missed something? Here is the vomses file 
>>>>>>>>>>>and voms-proxy-init output:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>[zhengc at rocks-52 vomsdir]$ cat 
>>>>>>>>>>>                 
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>                      
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>/opt/glite/etc/vomses/gin.ggf.org 
>>>>   
>>>>
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>"gin.ggf.org" "kuiken.nikhef.nl" "15050"
>>>>>>>>>>>"/O=dutchgrid/O=hosts/OU=nikhef.nl/CN=kuiken.nikhef.nl" 
>>>>>>>>>>>       
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>            
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>                 
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>                      
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>"gin.ggf.org"
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>      
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>           
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>                
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>[zhengc at rocks-52 vomsdir]$ voms-proxy-init --debug --voms 
>>>>>>>>>>>       
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>            
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>                 
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>                      
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>gin.ggf.org
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>      
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>           
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>                
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>Detected Globus version: 22
>>>>>>>>>>>Unspecified proxy version, settling on Globus version: 2
>>>>>>>>>>>Number of bits in key :512
>>>>>>>>>>>Using configuration file /opt/glite/etc/vomses
>>>>>>>>>>>Using configuration file /opt/glite/etc/vomses
>>>>>>>>>>>Files being used:
>>>>>>>>>>>CA certificate file: none
>>>>>>>>>>>Trusted certificates directory : 
>>>>>>>>>>>                 
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>                      
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>/etc/grid-security/certificates
>>>>   
>>>>
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>Proxy certificate file : /home/zhengc/.globus/.proxy
>>>>>>>>>>>User certificate file: /home/zhengc/.globus/usercert.pem
>>>>>>>>>>>User key file: /home/zhengc/.globus/userkey.pem
>>>>>>>>>>>Output to /home/zhengc/.globus/.proxy
>>>>>>>>>>>Your identity: /C=US/O=SDSC/OU=SDSC/CN=Cindy 
>>>>>>>>>>>                 
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>                      
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>Zheng/USERID=zhengc
>>>>   
>>>>
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>Enter GRID pass phrase:
>>>>>>>>>>>Creating temporary proxy to /tmp/tmp_x509up_u502_21548
>>>>>>>>>>>.......++++++++++++
>>>>>>>>>>>...........................................++++++++++++
>>>>>>>>>>>Done
>>>>>>>>>>>Contacting  kuiken.nikhef.nl:15050
>>>>>>>>>>>[/O=dutchgrid/O=hosts/OU=nikhef.nl/CN=kuiken.nikhef.nl] 
>>>>>>>>>>>       
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>            
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>                 
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>                      
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>"gin.ggf.org"
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>      
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>           
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>                
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>Error: gin.ggf.org: User unknown to this VO.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>       
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>            
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>                 
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>                      
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>>>>>From: owner-gin-auth at ggf.org 
>>>>>>>>>>>>                        
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>[mailto:owner-gin-auth at ggf.org] 
>>    
>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>On Behalf Of Oscar Koeroo
>>>>>>>>>>>>Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 6:09 AM
>>>>>>>>>>>>To: gin-auth at ggf.org
>>>>>>>>>>>>Subject: [gin-auth] VO name change
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>Hello everybody,
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>The GIN VO name has been change from 'GIN-GGF-ORG' to 
>>>>>>>>>>>>'gin.ggf.org' with 
>>>>>>>>>>>>the approval of the security area directroy to use the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>ggf.org domain name.
>>>>>>>>>>>>All other configurations and registration have stayed 
>>>>>>>>>>>>         
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>              
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>                   
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>                        
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>persistently. 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>      
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>           
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>                
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>Which means, the same portnumbers do apply on the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>                        
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>same server 
>>    
>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>with the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>same certificate.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>Though the web site as been move to:
>>>>>>>>>>>>https://kuiken.nikhef.nl:8443/voms/gin.ggf.org/
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>The configuration for the vomses file has change to:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>"gin.ggf.org" "kuiken.nikhef.nl" "15050" 
>>>>>>>>>>>>"/O=dutchgrid/O=hosts/OU=nikhef.nl/CN=kuiken.nikhef.nl" 
>>>>>>>>>>>>    
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>         
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>              
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>                   
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>                        
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>"gin.ggf.org"
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>     
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>          
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>               
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>                    
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>And also the legacy support interface for mkgridmap 
>>>>>>>>>>>>                        
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>has also 
>>    
>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>changed with the URL change to:
>>>>>>>>>>>>group vomss://kuiken.nikhef.nl:8443/voms/gin.ggf.org  
>>>>>>>>>>>>              
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>                   
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>                        
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>.gin.ggf.org
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>
>>>>>>       
>>>>>>
>>>>>>            
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>Oscar - /gin.ggf.org/Role=VO-Admin
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>Oscar Koeroo wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>    
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>         
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>              
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>                   
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>                        
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>which means that I'll change the GIN-GGF-ORG VO name 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>                     
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>                          
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>to:       
>>>>   
>>>>
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>"gin.ggf.org"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>... if one or both security area directors approve 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>                          
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>with the 
>>    
>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>      
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>           
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>                
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>                     
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>                          
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>change and 
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>    
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>         
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>              
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>                   
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>                        
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>use of the "ggf.org" domain as a suffix to the GIN VO.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>Oscar
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>Von Welch wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>      
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>           
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>                
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>                     
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>                          
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Works for me.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Von
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>On Mar 13, 2006, at 12:42 PM, Olle Mulmo wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>        
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>             
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                  
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                       
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                            
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>FYI,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>This was discussed (again) at two consecutive EGEE 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>     
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>          
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>               
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                    
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                         
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                              
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>meetings at CERN  
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>    
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>         
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>              
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>                   
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>                        
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>last week, ending in the draft text proposed below.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>/Olle
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>VO Naming
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>---------
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>The VO name is a string, used to represent the VO in all 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>     
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>          
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>               
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                    
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                         
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                              
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>interactions
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>    
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>         
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>              
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>                   
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>                        
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>with grid software, such as in expressions of policy 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>               
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                    
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                         
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                              
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>and access  
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>      
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>           
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>                
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>rights.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>The VO name MUST be formatted as a subdomain name as 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>               
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                    
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                         
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                              
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>specified in
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>      
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>           
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>                
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>RFC 1034 section 3.5. The VO Manager of a VO using a 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>     
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>          
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>               
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                    
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                         
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                              
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>thus-formatted  
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>    
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>         
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>              
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>                   
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>                        
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>name
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>MUST be entitled to the use of this name, when 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>               
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                    
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                         
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                              
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>interpreted as a  
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>      
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>           
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>                
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>name in the Internet Domain Name System.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>This entitlement MUST stem either from a direct 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>     
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>          
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>               
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                    
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                         
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                              
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>delegation of the  
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>    
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>         
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>              
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>                   
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>                        
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>corresponding name in the Domain Name System by an 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                    
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                         
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                              
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>accredited  
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>
>>>>>>       
>>>>>>
>>>>>>            
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>registrar for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>the next-higher level subdomain, or from a direct 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>     
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>          
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>               
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                    
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                         
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                              
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>delegation of the
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>    
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>         
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>              
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>                   
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>                        
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>equivalent name in the Domain Name System by ICANN, or 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>               
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                    
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                         
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                              
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>from the  
>>>>>>>    
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>         
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>              
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>      
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>           
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>                
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>consent
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>of the administrative or operational contact of the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>               
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                    
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                         
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                              
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>next-higher  
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>      
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>           
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>                
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>equivalent
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>subdomain name for that VO name that itself is 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                              
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>registered 
>>    
>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>     
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>          
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>               
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                    
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                         
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                              
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>with such an
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>    
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>         
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>              
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>                   
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>                        
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>accredited registrar.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Considering that RFC1034 section 3.5 states that both 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>          
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>               
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                    
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                         
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                              
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>upper case  
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>     
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>          
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>               
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>                    
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>and lower
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>case letters are allowed, but no significance is to be 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>     
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>          
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>               
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                    
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                         
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                              
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>attached to  
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>    
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>         
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>              
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>                   
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>                        
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>the case,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>but that today the software handling VO names may 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>               
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                    
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                         
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                              
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>still be case  
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>      
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>           
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>                
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>sensisitive,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>all VO names MUST be entirely in lower case.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>     
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>          
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>               
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                    
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                         
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                              
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

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