1. PKI Forum Mission “The PKI Forum is an international, not-for-profit, multi- vendor and end-user alliance whose purpose is to accelerate the adoption and use of Public-Key Infrastructure (PKI). The PKI Forum advocates industry cooperation and market awareness to enable organizations to understand and exploit the value of PKI in their e-business applications.”

2. PKI Forum Organization and Major Work Areas CMPv2 interoperability Application Certificate interoperability CA-CA interoperability Token Portability and interoperability OCSP interoperability CMC interoperability Supporting white papers, etc.

3. Technical Working Group Mission Statement –“To accelerate the adoption of PKI by facilitating PKI interoperability and technical awareness.” Work Items –Interoperability Framework –CA-CA interoperability –CMPv2 interoperability –Application Certificate interoperability –Token Portability & interoperability –White papers: LDAP, OCSP, Path Construction, etc. –Interoperability Profiles

4. Business Working Group Education & Marketing Mission Statement –“To create informational pieces that help promote the understanding and value of PKI from both a business and technical perspective.” Work Items –White papers, notes and presentations

5. Business Working Group Policy & Privacy Mission Statement –“To provide information and guidance on the policy and privacy needs and issues related to the development, implementation, and usage of PKI.” Work Items –PKI Policy Principles –PKI Policy Note –White papers, regulatory review

6. Business Working Group Best Practices Mission Statement –“To reach a consensus on an agreed-upon set of internationally recognized standards, policies and audit procedures that ensure the overall integrity, effectiveness and interoperability of trusted PKI- enabled implementations.” Work Items –Collection of pieces for Best Practices “White Book”

7. Business Working Group Applications Mission Statement –“To provide a forum that encourages sharing business experience, and to produce deliverables that highlight the driving PKI applications within Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, and other influential vertical markets.” Work Items –Case Studies and Industry overview –Healthcare Industry Overview (PKI Note Series)

8. Project Initialization Project proposals to Working Group Chair Working Group Chair and Lisa approve project (approval from Board if not clearly within defined mission) Project Scope/work plan in place with project leader assigned Call for participants to mailing list Work progressed by working team Review by working group, entire membership & approved board prior to publication

9. “PKI Resources” Web Page Location to publish PKI Forum deliverables Links to wide range of PKI sites –One stop for PKI information Promotion of PKI Forum Members

10. Increase Deliverables Examples Greater focus on deliverables within Working Groups –More shorter term projects such as PKI Notes Increase deliverables produced by PKI Forum staff –Additional Marketing pieces –Representation at industry events –Write-up of materials from plenary sessions from quarterly meetings Work with Liaison organizations & Members for additional contributions …

11. PKI Forum’s Unique Role ADVOCATING industry cooperation ADVANCING market awareness ACCELERATING PKI adoption