XML Key Management Services WG

DRAFT 31 August 2004 XKMS Teleconference Minutes
Chairs: Stephen Farrell, Shivaram Mysore
Note Takers: Shivaram Mysore

Participants

• Shivaram Mysore
• Jose Kahan, W3C
• Pete Wenzel, See Beyond
• Guillermo Alvaro, Trinity College
• Tommy Lindberg

Regrets

• Stephen Farrell, Trinity College

Agenda

• Announcements
• Review last telecon AIs
• Current issues list
• Interop Matrix

Minutes

• In the last telecon we had the following AIs which are still carried forward:
  
  1. AI: Jose turn Guillermo's XML into an on-line questionaire - IN PROGRESS STILL OPEN
  2. AI: All Send comments on updated schema to the list STILL OPEN
  3. AI: Tommy: As a result of the schema update (namespace URI changed), all examples have to be regenerated. Thanks to Tommy for volunteering to do this. STILL OPEN
  4. AI Jose: How we get the new schema to be placed in this new location - http://www.w3.org/2004/07/xkms.xsd ? Shivaram: Just update the exisiting one till the spec gets Recommendation status STILL OPEN (though maybe we won't need it - AI chairs: re-check with list as to whether anyone's product code requires this given current issue resolutions.)
  5. AI: Jose and Guillermo to work on the interop document associated with the Interop Matrix which will help walk thro' the interop scenarios. STILL OPEN
• AI: Rich Salz - Send a proposal to resolve the QName issue in schema which is not allowing extension for non-repudiation usage. STILL OPEN, though maybe no longer needed - check when Shivaram posts the new schema/spec edits.
• AI: Guillermo - Add more test messages to the interop matrix. Send out a template to the list so that others can contribute test messages easily. STILL OPEN
• Since Patrick understandably wasn't familiar with XKMS we described the issues we have with QA to Patrick who mainly is going to go away in think whether there're similar things he's seen in the past and continue the discussion via email. The non-trivial issues are:
  • Writing tests/scenarios for handling compound messages. Patrick didn't like this feature since it makes the spec. quite hard to test (and at least one chair agrees with him:-). He figured our scenarios approach might be the best that can be done, but may come back to us with additional advice later on.
  • The WSDL issue (how a client can know whether a server does XKRSS and/or XKISS) also came up. This is somewhat easier and Patrick's recommendation was that we mandate that if some descriptive mechanism is to be used, then that MUST be WSDL. Shivaram pointed out that we have to allow non-SOAP bindings, but Patrick said that in that case, even though its not automatable, mandating that implementors MUST somehow publish a list of which interfaces they support is useful - e.g. in the HTTP case, if there're a set of human readable web pages. AI: Shivaram check what we currently say in the specs (particularly the bindings) and suggest chages as required. AI: All/any - anyone want to publish a WSDL spec. for XKMS 2.0?
• Shivaram published an updated editors' version of PR Draft dated 20th August. Part2 was updated. Qname to URI was not updated pending Rich's email and Interop event. This will be changed after the interop event.
• AI Jose: Follow up with W3C regarding Guillermo's confirmation as an Invited Expert.
• Interop Testing:
• Guillermo testing XKISS with Tommy's service working out ok. Running into a few issues regarding XKRSS testing. Will sort out issues with Tommy.
• Interop event probably in the 3rd week of September. Only XKISS clients will be tested against Tommy's Service. Possible XKISS clients include - Tommy's, Guillermo, Rich Salz (DataPower), Roland (Entrust) - Please send email to the list if you would like to participate.
• The schema that will be used is the CR version one. Please refer to the latest specification and the CR schema.
• The intent is to change the schema especially related to "anyURI" after the interop event. This is only one of the several interop events that we are planning to hold.
• The test messages that Tommy has sent out and which are in the interop testsuite are the ones to concentrate on.

Next Telecon

• Next Telecon(s)
• Date: September 14, 2004; Time - 8:30AM - 9:30AM PT, 11:30AM - 12:30PM ET check time for your local area here
• Zakim Bridge (617) 761-6200 Code: "XKMS"
• Future telecons at the same time on September 28th
• Agenda: More discussions on Interop Matrix; issue list, Interop Event