[gin-auth] Agreement on VO naming convention ?

[Olle Mulmo]

As noone has argued against in public, I would say that it is safe to  
say that we do in deed have consensus (albeit implicitly).

/Olle

On May 10, 2006, at 11:50, Dane Skow wrote:

>
> Am I correct in reporting that we reached consensus on the VO  
> Naming convention below (at least as our first round attempt) ?  
> Looks that way to me reviewing the list (thread from mid March),  
> but I'd like to double check before claiming so publicly.
>
>
>> 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.
>
>
> Cheers,
> Dane
>