OASIS eXtensible Access Control Markup Language (XACML) TC

XACML/RSA Interop 13-Dec-07 Conference Call Notes

  • 1.  XACML/RSA Interop 13-Dec-07 Conference Call Notes

    Posted 12-20-2007 03:16
    Note: Dee asked me to write this up, because she had tech problem w computer
    and was not able to take full notes. These notes may have missed some 
    things,
    in particular, on the attendance, if you were present and name not included,
    please notify me and I will add it, also if anything left out, please 
    notify.
    
    Note: after this message, I expect all RSA/Interop messages should go to
    xacml-demo-tech and/or xacml-demo-mktg only, per OASIS rules for Interops
    (note: I cc'd participants from calls that may not have been on prev interop
    mail list - everyone should verify on list I will send out test mail to 
    xacml-demo-tech
    only after this - if you don't get email titled "XACML follow up" then 
    please see if
    you can get added to list at
        
    http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=xacml#feedback ):
    
    OASIS Interop Rules:
    
        http://www.oasis-open.org/who/interop_demo_policy.php
    
    "7. To facilitate InterOp planning, OASIS staff will create one official 
    e-mail list for technical participants and a second list for marketing 
    contacts. Participants may subscribe to one or both lists if they wish. 
    Archives of these email lists will be accessible by OASIS members only. 
    In addition, Participants may choose to further restrict list access 
    only to OASIS staff and the Interop Participants."
    
    The call was held on Thu, Dec, 13, 2007 at the regular conference call #/ID:
    
        (605) 772-3100  505991#
    
    Attendees included:
        Hal Lockhart, BEA:  Interop Lead / Moderator
        Dee Schur, OASIS
        Jane Harnad, OASIS
        Howard Ting, Securent
        Denis Pilipchuk, BEA
        Erik Rissanen, Axiomatics
        Dilli Dorai, Sun
        Rich Levinson, Oracle
        David Staggs, SAIC
        John Moehrke, GE Healthcare
    
        Others (if you were present and are not on list, please notify)
       
    Logistics:
        Location/Dates:
           RSA Conference 2008
           April 7-11, 2008
           Moscone Center
           San Francisco, CA
           http://www.rsaconference.com/2008/US/Home.aspx
    
        Jane: needs RSA payments soon, each company needs to fill out
           registration form.
        Dee: Current list of confirmed participants:
           Axiomatics AB
           BEA Systems
           IBM
           Oracle
           Red Hat
           Securent
           Symlabs
           Sun
        Denis: will discounts be available for participants?
        Dee:
            - discount: participants get exhibitor's pass (does not get
               into sessions - don't assume anything free based on Interop).
               Speakers often get additional pass privileges.
               OASIS members get 20-30% discount on regular admissions
            -  We have practice room on Sunday, April 6 to prepare for interop
            -  Everything needs to be ready to go on exhibition floor by 
    Monday PM
            -  Different mode than Burton: need to be operational all 5 days M-F
         Hal: It should be considered a multi-vendor booth
         Dave: it could be a meeting area, have lecture then go from there
         Hal: does not think this model would work
         Hal/Dee:
           - We have 10x30 space rectangular: what we do inside is our decision
           -  Suggest run slide show on monitor
           -  Vendor systems will be connected by router to show multi-vendor
                interoperability (as at Burton)
    
    Interop technical details:
        Rich: gave description of email and attachments (requires OASIS login):
           
    http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/xacml-demo-tech/200712/msg00002.html
        Denis: we need to remain flexible and place priorities on the use cases
        Dilli: raised 2 issues for which a clarifying/expanded email was sent:
           
    http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/xacml-demo-tech/200712/msg00005.html
           1. not clear what standards used to interoperate (SAML-Profile?):
                xacml-samlp:AuthzDecisionQuery (this was done at Burton).
                xacml-samlp:XACMLPolicyQuery (was not done at Burton - will 
    need to discuss)
           2. central repository or multiple repository (runtime policy 
    evaluation/obligations)
        Hal/Denis: at Burton we had 1 set of policies and each vendor had 
    own private copy
           we basically ran out of time for policy exchange, except by 
    export to file and import
           from file, but did not use policy exchange protocol. That will 
    need to be revisited
           and prioritized for RSA/Interop.
    
    Next meeting:
    
        Thu Dec 20, 2008, 11 AM (same number as above)
          next 2 weeks (12/27/07, 1/3/08) will be no call, but expect email 
    exchanges
           to continue as people available to keep momentum going and issues 
    addressed.