[ncc-services-wg] Re: [db-wg] X.509 authentication in the RIPE Database, take II
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Joao Damas
joao at isc.org
Wed Aug 20 19:28:34 CEST 2003
On Wednesday, Aug 20, 2003, at 19:10 Europe/Amsterdam, Shane Kerr wrote: > >> Also, part of the idea of having a key-cert object was to allow users >> to check, not the DB, and to maintain DB self-consistency. Are these >> no longer desired features? > > I wasn't really aware that this was a goal of the DB. AFAIK, the > database is not intended as a generic key repository, for instance. No, it is not, and that is a good feature, I think. > > One of the key pieces missing from the RIPE Database is a document > describing what the philosophy of the Database is. The RIPE NCC staff > working in the DB group have a feeling for what parts of the > philosophy are, and certainly people involved in the community for a > time know the history. I'm talking about things like, "the data > belongs to the users, not the RIPE NCC" and "all of the data in the > database is public". > Perhaps, maybe an item for the agenda in 2 weeks time? Wilfried? > I think it would be useful to have a document that describes this. If > other people think this could be useful, perhaps we can convince some > people to author some text for this. Volunteers? :) > I am willing to contribute within my limited understanding of the DB :) Joao
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