Re: TYPO in Roadmap-04 re BERT

[Sean Turner <turners@xxxxxxxx>]

Todd,

I'm working on another version.  I will wait to send in the next version of the
roadmap after you've submitted the new bert draft so I can get it right.  Sorry
for the confusion.

spt

GMT wrote:

> FYI  All - BERT is not dead. The concluding statement in the PKI Roadmap is
> incorrect here.
>
> The BERT Token Specification is undergoing a redesign to allow it to support
> virtually any kind of event representation. It also will have a predefined
> set of event types including a Notarial Subtoken complete with a
> ceremony-service marker. The token structure will represent a digital
> harness with an encoded and protected manifest. This will allow the modular
> plugging in of a number of optional token components to create an
> interoperable policy centric token. - the ultimate timestamp so to speak -
>
> Anyway, the new token structure will also have an applications and Network
> transparent API to address the marking, validating, and verifying of
> virtually all events in time and space. We feel this is the start of "agency
> control" and conveyance models and that they will operate  by demonstrating
> the intent of the user. These token data structures and the API for managing
> them are very important to eCommerce and will be of more important to PKIX
> as the evolution of the Internet and Global ECommerce continues.
>
> The currently underway draft will not make this meeting but will be filed
> shortly afterward and will be available for comment as such prior to the
> next meeting.
>
> If I can answer any questions in the mean time please feel free to contact
> me or Michael directly
>
> todd.glassey@gmtsw.com
> memcneil@gmtsw.com
>
> Todd Glassey
>
> > Todd:
> >
> > Here's the BERT excerpt from the roadmap, published Oct 22...note the
> > status at the end.
> >
> >    DOCUMENT TITLE: Basic Event Representation Token <draft-ietf-pkix-
> >    bert1-01.txt>
> >
> >    DESCRIPTION: This document defines a finite method of representing a
> >    discrete instant in time as a referable event. The Basic Event
> >    Representation Token (BERT) is a light-weight binary token designed
> >    for use in large numbers over short periods of time. The tokens
> >    contain only a single instance of an event stamp and the trust
> >    process is referenced against an external reference.
> >
> >    STATUS: Work has been discontinued.
> >
> >