RE: Logotype: what happens when a communityLogo is lost ?

["Stefan Santesson" <stefan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Denis,

I don't see any special case for logotypes.
This is a legal problem before it can ever become a technical problem.

Everything put into a certificate is a statement at the time of issuance.
The content is generally valid until the certificate is revoked.

What in this case is, and what is not, cause for revocation is a policy
issue and a contractual issue between those owning trademarks, servicemarks,
and those who use them.

Are you suggesting that execution of such contracts need a technical
solution, in addition to certificate revocation?
I can not see what that would be.

/Stefan


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ietf-pkix@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-ietf-pkix@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Denis Pinkas
> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 12:52 PM
> To: pkix
> Subject: Logotype: what happens when a communityLogo is lost ?
>
>
>
> What happens when a communityLogo is lost ?
>
> The current text says:
>
> "If communityLogos is present, the logotypes MUST represent one or more
> communities to which the certificate issuer is affiliated."
>
> The question is the following:
>
> If for any reason, a certificate issuer is loosing (even temporarily) one
> of its community logos, MUST all certificates bearing such a logo be
> revoked ? or is the community logo testified by the CA as valid only at
> the time of issuance of the certificate ?
>
> Same question for the Issuer Organization Logotype and the Subject
> Organization Logotype.
>
> Should we distinguish between logotypes verified as valid only at the time
> of issuance of the certificate and logotypes that will be a case for
> certificate revocation when the logotype is temporarily or definitively
> lost ?
>
> Whatever decision is taken on that aspect, the text should be explicit,
> but beware of revoking XXXX certificates just because one logotype has
> been (even temporarily) lost.
>
> Denis
>
>