ICC eTerms Repository Supporting the PKI infrastructure and secure electronic commerce Janjaap Bos Dublin, June 2000
Contents (1/2) Background & objectives eTerms Incorporation by reference eTerms Repository Management Scenarios Consortium
Contents (2/2) Prototype Naming Database Protocol Demo
eTerms history Open electronic networks Legal deficiencies Notices / legally binding messages
eTerms objectives Facilitation of e-commerce Provide secure trusted repository Support of incorporation by reference Enhancing legal notice Development of standard terms
Incorporation by reference Standard reference terms Technical constraints Notice and consumer issues User interface
eTerms: the terms Business resources: terms archived and published for subsequent use and reference, e.g. standard terms and conditions Multilateral resources: guidelines, model laws, best practices developed by multilateral business and government organizations Share resources: terms offered by persons who consider them to be good business practices
Repository Database Registration & authentication Publication –Unique reference: serial number –Object Identifier (OID) –LDAP based naming scheme ICC registered eTerms –Authenticity - Availability - Reliabilty
Protocol Application Programming Interface –User interface –Notification –Authentication Timestamping of transactions Archival of transaction records
Scenarios PKI applications –Certificate policies –Notices Web based transactions Wireless applications
Consortium Provision to the ICC of –Technology –Infrastructure –Software development Members: –British Telecom, Verisign, BOS Electronic Commerce, Oracle (proposed),...
eTerms repository prototype ldap master database input application file system replication mirroring
LDAP object classes eTerms root Country Submitter Version Resource dn: resversion=1, resname=demoterm, subname=democompany.nl, countrycode=NL, top=eterms
Liaison American Bar Association –PKI Disclosure Statement (PDS) Legal XML working group –Development of eTerms format (DTD)
Developers’ workshop Requirements architecture Specifications of eTerms protocol Reference applications Integration in PKI standards and applications 4th Quarter 2000
Next steps Public presentation of eTerms Pilot users Further development of eTerms architecture and protocol Content: the terms
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