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In this paper, we present an initial approach to the problem of specifying formally the requirements of the Certification Policy as published by a Certification Authority. The approach uses the XML language to describe the structure of the policy document, and attempts to provide a canonical representation of the document in order to allow the semantics of the policy to be described. The ultimate aim is to permit policies to be compared, thus allowing a degree of trust to be inferred between entities holding certificates issued by otherwise unconnected Certification Authorities.
Author(s): Batarfi O, Snow C R
Publication type: Report
Publication status: Published
Series Title: School of Computing Science Technical Report Series
Year: 2005
Pages: 12
Print publication date: 01/07/2005
Source Publication Date: July 2005
Report Number: 918
Institution: School of Computing Science, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Place Published: Newcastle upon Tyne
URL: http://www.cs.ncl.ac.uk/publications/trs/papers/918.pdf
