[Last updated on: Thu Feb 22 19:21:15 1996] The SPKI mailing list exists as a place for discussions by the proposed Simple Public Key Infrastructure (SPKI) working group of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). The group will be meeting as a BOF at the Los Angeles IETF; it is hoped that it will be approved as an official working group soon thereafter. The following is a draft of the proposed charter of the working group: ------------------------------------------------------------ Simple Public Key Infrastructure (SPKI) Working Group (Proposed) Proposed Charter Chair * Perry E. Metzger Security Area Director(s): * Jeffrey Schiller Mailing List Information * General Discussion: spki@c2.org * To Subscribe: majordomo@c2.org o In Body: subscribe spki * Archive: ftp://TBA/TBA Description of Working Group Many Internet protocols and applications which use the Internet employ public key technology for security purposes and require a public key infrastructure to manage public keys. The task of the working group will be to develop Internet standards for an IETF sponsored public key certificate format, associated signature and other formats, and key acquisition protocols. The key certificate format and associated protocols are to be simple to understand, implement, and use. For purposes of the working group, the resulting formats and protocols are to be known as the Simple Public Key Infrastructure, or SPKI. The SPKI is intended to provide mechanisms to support security in a wide range of internet applications, including IPSEC protocols like Photuris and SKIP, encrypted electronic mail and WWW documents, payment protocols, and any other application which will require the use of public key certificates and the ability to access them. It is intended that the Simple Public Key Infrastructure will support a range of trust models. Goals and Milestones Feb 96 Agree on working gr