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

Oscar Koeroo okoeroo at nikhef.nl
Thu Mar 23 02:19:29 CST 2006


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A newer version of the VOMS daemon will be released and 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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