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E-MARC Recommendations

E-MARC Recommendations. Recommendation 1 The eMARC CP must require that all eMARC certificates be fully compliant with the X.509 standard. E-MARC Recommendations. Recommendation 2

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E-MARC Recommendations

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  1. E-MARC Recommendations • Recommendation 1 • The eMARC CP must require that all eMARC certificates be fully compliant with the X.509 standard.

  2. E-MARC Recommendations • Recommendation 2 • Adopt a basic trust model that multiple providers and intended users can handle. Let the CAs take care of the details required to comply with the basic trust model rather than prescribing the details in the CP. Make the eMARC CP a high-level policy document. The CP should limit itself to such things as how the trust is established (requirements for verifying user information and access needs) and certificate usage rules.

  3. E-MARC Recommendations • Recommendation 2 (cont) • Do not require a trust chain with NERC or any other single organization as the sole Root CA. Instead, encourage multiple qualified CAs, with the ability to cross-certify.

  4. E-MARC Recommendations • Recommendation 3 • Allow the CAs to provide the flexibility of multiple levels of assurance necessary according to risk (e.g. browser certificates for individuals and hardware tokens for shared or role-based systems).

  5. E-MARC Recommendations • Recommendation 3 (cont) • Allow for two classes of certificates: • SSL authentication • Non-repudiable certificates

  6. E-MARC Recommendations • Recommendation 4 • Revise the requirement for the prospective eMARC CA to identify their assets. For security reasons, it is unlikely that a commercial CA would be willing to identify the types and locations of their CA assets. It is still appropriate for the eMARC certification process to include a site visit to inspect the procedures and facilities.

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