[db-wg] X.509 authentication in the RIPE Database, take II

On Wednesday, Aug 20, 2003, at 19:10 Europe/Amsterdam, Shane Kerr wrote:
>
>> Also, part of the idea of having a key-cert object was to allow users 
>> to check, not the DB, and to maintain DB self-consistency. Are these 
>> no longer desired features?
>
> I wasn't really aware that this was a goal of the DB.  AFAIK, the 
> database is not intended as a generic key repository, for instance.

No, it is not, and that is a good feature, I think.

>
> One of the key pieces missing from the RIPE Database is a document 
> describing what the philosophy of the Database is.  The RIPE NCC staff 
> working in the DB group have a feeling for what parts of the 
> philosophy are, and certainly people involved in the community for a 
> time know the history.  I'm talking about things like, "the data 
> belongs to the users, not the RIPE NCC" and "all of the data in the 
> database is public".
>

Perhaps, maybe an item for the agenda in 2 weeks time? Wilfried?

> I think it would be useful to have a document that describes this.  If 
> other people think this could be useful, perhaps we can convince some 
> people to author some text for this.  Volunteers?  :)
>

I am willing to contribute within my limited understanding of the DB :)

Joao