The Perl Authors Upload Server (PAUSE) has had a self signed cert for it’s SSL stuff. As of April 19, 2008 it will use a cert signed by CAcert.

For more information: http://www.cpan.org/modules/04pause.html#ssl

CAcert group is now approved on LinkedIn, and open to the CAcert community. The group is reachable at http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/89248/182D4E19701F

At the Penguin Convention in Michigan there will be a keysigning party for Michigan and the
surrounding cities (Flint, Lansing etc.). Penguicon is open to the public, but registration is now at the door only for this year.  Penguicon will take place next weekend, April 18-20. in Michigan, US and the details can be found on the official website.  The keysigning portion will take place on Saturday.
More information on the Penguicon Website (http://www.penguicon.org/).

CAcert is now official under the GPL Licence Version 2. More information and the Source Code could be found under http://www.cacert.org/src-lic.php

die Assurer Challenge, die demnächst für alle CAcert Assurer Pflicht sein wird, kann jetzt auch mit deutschen Fragen abgelegt werden. Und auch die Anleitung gibt’s inzwischen auf deutsch: http://wiki.cacert.org/wiki/AssurerPr%C3%BCfung

As promised, there is now a current report posted on the wiki from Audit. Highlights:

• CAcert is in the process of rolling out its new CAcert Community Agreement. The website now refers to it.
• Soon, expect to see checkboxes to tick with statements like “I agree to the CAcert Community Agreement”.
• The Assurance Policy is the next policy that the Audit needs tied down. Currently, it is at an advanced stage. Debate is going on as to whether to drop the requirement for Dates of Birth, as these are considered useful for fraud in some places. Unfortunately, the system does use this as an internal discriminator, so there are pros and cons.
• Pat Wilson is now working on the Security Manual. Thanks, and welcome Pat!
• The critical systems are the critical path for audit! Evaldo has been tasked to build the sysadm team, move the systems and implement dual control. See other blog entries!
• Have you met the Assurer Challenge yet? CATS is in place, and some time soon, assurances will be blocked for those who have not as yet met the challenge.
• If you are interested in the Audit work, there is a ToDo list on the wiki, and I have put the audit criteria online with the working commentary and (wip) conformance. See the main report for that location and the secret password!

That’s it from the Audit side. Now over to you!

One of the things that happened last year was to negotiate an audit funding deal with NLnet. (This has now agreed and first tranche of funds has been delivered to CAcert.) One of the requirements imposed on CAcert was to deliver reports to the Community and to NLnet at each event like milestones, and at approximately 2 month intervals.

With that in mind, I wrote a 2008 New Year’s report as a sort of checkpoint. For some reason it wasn’t published then, but is now on the wiki. Highlights are these:

1. Many policies are now in POLICY or DRAFT. Some important work-in-progress projects are started, especially the Assurance Policy. This project needs help!
2. The work on Risks/Liabilities/Obligations finally settled on a CAcert Community Agreement.
3. NLnet funds CAcert for audit, described here.
4. Non-critical systems were moved last year to Netherlands BIT center, but critical systems are still in their halfway house. CAcert needs more sysadms.
5. Audit Criteria are going on-line.
6. Best is last: CATS went on line: Have you done the Assurer Challenge yet?

The full report is found on the wiki area. Bear in mind that this report is late, and another is already due. I’ll start on that now!