[OGSA-AUTHZ] Vincenzo's VOMS document?

[Von Welch]

Olle,

  I would suggest option (1), get it out there. I thought it stood  
well enough as is.

  If we want to do (3), I suggest making that a separate document and  
don't hold up the current document which is useful in itself.

Von

On Apr 24, 2006, at 4:36 AM, Olle Mulmo wrote:

>
> All,
>
> I'm curious as to Vincenzo's informational write-up on VOMS,  
> submitted to the group on February 13.
>
> VOMS is used in a number of production grids today. It is the basis  
> for interoperating authorization in the GIN effort. Having a solid  
> write-up on its internals and semantics would most certainly be  
> welcome.
>
> Question: how should this be handled? I can see it go multiple ways:
>
> 1. The document goes into public comment as an individual  
> submission more or less as is
> 2. This group makes a round of editing on it first and then do a 2- 
> week last call on the list before the public comment
> 3. This group includes the document it in the revised charter as  
> another deliverable
>
> While the current document seems rather complete, I include 3. as  
> an option anyhow as there are additional things to think of: for  
> instance, a SAML wrapping of the attributes instead of/in addition  
> to the current X.509 attribute certificate format. If we want such  
> a thing (and I think we do), this would in turn advocate for a  
> separation between the definition and the semantics of the  
> attributes, and the packaging/delivery mechanisms of those attributes.
>
> Regards,
>
> /Olle
>