Dear CAs, Relying Parties, Users, and all others interested,
In this announcement of the EUGridPMA:
1. Impact of the Debian OpenSSL vulnerability on the IGTF
=========================================================================
1. Impact of the Debian OpenSSL vulnerability on the IGTF
=========================================================================
A serious Debian (and derivatives, including Ubuntu) OpenSSL
vulnerability (CVE-2008-0166) was announced on May 13th, related to a
predictable random number generator in Debian's OpenSSL package:
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1571
This can also affect public key certificates used within the IGTF
and the Grid in general, if certificate requests have been generated on
a vulnerable system. It can impact both the CA itself (if its own
key pair was generated on such a system, as well as all subscribers
(users, hosts and services).
The IGTF Accredited Authorities, with support from security officers
from several grid sites and our Relying Party members, have investigated
the impact of CVE-2008-0166 on the entire IGTF trust fabric.
- one CA certificate was based on weak material. This certificate
was immediately replaced and an updated IGTF Distribution (1.21)
was released on May 16th.
More details are in the May 16th newsletter at
https://www.eugridpma.org/newsletter/eugridpma-newsletter-20080516.txt
If you have not yet installed the 1.21 release, please do so
as soon as reasonably possible. If you have the old UK e-Science
root certificate installed in your browser, you should update this
one as well.
- all Accredited CAs have reviewed the currently valid certificates
for all subscribers since May 13th. Certificates based on weak key
material have all been revoked by now.
To ensure your trust infrastructure is safe, please make sure you
have downloaded the latest CRLs, and keep these up-to-date
at least once a day. Utilities for Unix based systems are available
on the IGTF web site (https://dist.eugridpma.info/distribution/util/)
Modern browsers can automatically download new CRLs periodically.
If you have CRLs installed in your browser, make sure these are
also up-to-date.
At this point in time, there is no reason to disable any specific
CAs from the IGTF Trust Anchor distribution in relation to this
vulnerability.
=========================================================================
STANDARD CLAUSES AND REPEATED NOTICES
=========================================================================
Subscribing to the EUGridPMA Newsletter
---------------------------------------
This newsletter carries IGTF information intended for relying parties.
For more information about this newsletter and how to subscribe,
refer to the EUGridPMA web site at https://www.eugridpma.org/
Next Release
------------
The next release of the CA RPMs is to be expected in June 2008.
--
David Groep
** National Institute for Nuclear and High Energy Physics, PDP/Grid group **
** Room: H1.56 Phone: +31 20 5922179, PObox 41882, NL-1009DB Amsterdam NL **
Dear CAs, Relying Parties, Users, and all others interested,
In this announcement of the EUGridPMA:
1. Important IGTF distribution version 1.21 available with
updated trust anchor
=========================================================================
1. Important IGTF distribution version 1.21 available
=========================================================================
The UKeScience Root Certificate ("2007") is involved with CVE-2008-0166
and may have been based on weak key material generated on an (off-line)
Debian system with a predictable random number generator.
It is important that this root certificate be REPLACED with an updated
version based on newly generated key material.
A new distribution of Accredited Authorities by the EUGridPMA, based
on the IGTF Common Source, is now available. It includes the updated
key material and Authorities by all IGTF Members. This is version 1.21,
release 1, and it is now available for download from the Repository at
https://dist.eugridpma.info/distribution/igtf/current/
and will soon be available on all mirrors.
Changes from 1.20 to 1.21
-------------------------
(16 May 2008)
* IMPORTANT update of the UKeScience Root and Issuing CAs (UK)
Note that the subject names and file names of the new certificates
are *the same* as the original ones, only the key material has changed!
The issue affects the root certificate only. As in a standard
IGTF trust anchor installation, the subordinate issuing CA is also
installed in the repository and this certificate is taken preferentially
over any user-supplied version, the impact of this issue is somewhat
limited. For software that honours the "signing_policy" or "namespaces"
relying-party defined name space constraints setting, no end-entity
certificates can easily be impersonated.
However, we strongly advise to update as soon as possible!
For technical reasons, both the root and issuing CA certificate need
to be replaced, although only the root certificate is affected by the
vulnerability. Good fingerprints of the updated certificates are:
$ openssl x509 -subject -fingerprint -sha1 -noout -in 98ef0ee5.0
subject= /C=UK/O=eScienceRoot/OU=Authority/CN=UK e-Science Root
SHA1 = A1:39:B0:F3:04:6C:0B:F9:F5:0A:1B:33:00:06:4F:83:6B:7D:4F:3E
$ openssl x509 -subject -fingerprint -sha1 -noout -in 367b75c3.0
subject= /C=UK/O=eScienceCA/OU=Authority/CN=UK e-Science CA
SHA1 = CA:1C:B6:6C:A9:E3:27:4D:F7:3E:A9:EB:6A:33:3F:C1:A2:B1:B8:D7
whereas the weak certificates are:
subject= /C=UK/O=eScienceRoot/OU=Authority/CN=UK e-Science Root
SHA1 = B1:77:5E:BB:11:13:B4:B5:0E:40:57:F1:E0:6A:BE:B9:4E:44:B7:45
subject= /C=UK/O=eScienceCA/OU=Authority/CN=UK e-Science CA
SHA1 = 31:C1:93:3D:E8:9C:C4:B7:8A:02:B5:2D:56:D5:6B:43:56:0B:9F:CA
If you part of a coordinated-deployment project (such as OSG, EGEE, LCG,
DEISA, NAREGI or others) you may want to await your project announcement
before installing this release.
The download repository is also mirrored by the APGridPMA at
https://www.apgridpma.org/distribution/igtf/current
Next Release
------------
The next release of the CA RPMs is to be expected in July 2008.
=========================================================================
STANDARD CLAUSES AND REPEATED NOTICES
=========================================================================
Subscribing to the EUGridPMA Newsletter
---------------------------------------
This newsletter carries IGTF information intended for relying parties.
For more information about this newsletter and how to subscribe,
refer to the EUGridPMA web site at https://www.eugridpma.org/
What is contained in the IGTF Trust Anchor Distribution
-------------------------------------------------------
*** ONLY CAs IN THE "accredited/" DIRECTORY and THE CAs INSTALLED
USING THE ca_policy_igtf-classic-1.20-1.noarch.rpm ARE ACCREDITED
Do *not* install certificates from the "worthless/" or "experimental/",
directories, except if you yourself review and accept their policy and
practice statement. The EUGridPMA provides these certificates in
this format for your convenience only, and to allow graceful changeover
for legacy installations.
*** All individual CAs packages, as well as the bundles, have the same
(common) version number "1.20" and release "1".
Distribution formats
--------------------
* the distribution containes RPMs and tar-balls of each accredited authority,
as well as meta-RPMs that depends on the RPMs of those accredited.
* the tar "bundle" can be used to install the authorities in a local trust
anchor directory using the "./configure && make install" process:
igtf-policy-installation-bundle-1.20.tar.gz
* the accredited directory contains tar-balls for all "classic", "mics",
and "slcs" accredited CAs:
igtf-preinstalled-bundle-classic-1.20.tar.gz
igtf-preinstalled-bundle-slcs-1.20.tar.gz
igtf-preinstalled-bundle-mics-1.20.tar.gz
* those CAs whose key-length is less than or equal to 2048 bits are also
available in a Java KeyStore (JKS), whose password is "" (empty string).
These is both a JKS for each individual CA, as well as a
"igtf-policy-accredited-classic-1.18.jks" in the "accredited/jks/"
sub-directory (also for -slcs and -mics).
APT and Yum
-----------
As always, the repository is suitable for "yum" based automatic updates,
by adding to the yum.conf file:
[eugridpma]
name=EUGridPMA
baseurl=http://dist.eugridpma.info/distribution/igtf/current/
gpgcheck=1
Also "apt" is supported. For details, see
http://dist.eugridpma.info/distribution/igtf/current/apt/README.txt
Large deployment projects are kindly requested to mirror these directories
in their own distribution repositories.
RPM GPG signing
---------------
Also this new RPM distribution is distributed with GPG-signed RPMs. The
key (ID 3CDBBC71) has been uploaded to the public key servers, along with
my signature as the EUGridPMA Chair (keyID 6F298418). The key is also
contained in the repository. You will need this key if you enable GPG
checking for automatic updates in "yum" or "apt".
Please remember to validate this distribution against the TACAR
trusted repository (https://www.tacar.org/) where possible.
Suggestions
-----------
If you have suggestions or improvements for the distribution format,
to have it better suit your needs, please contact the PMA at
<info(a)eugridpma.org>. Note that there is be a common distribution format
across the entire IGTF (i.e. all three PMAs).
Dear CAs, Relying Parties, Users, and all others interested,
In this announcement of the EUGridPMA:
1. New IGTF distribution version 1.20 available with
new and updated trust anchors
We hope that you find this update useful and welcome any comments. Also,
feel free to redistribute this information widely as you see appropriate.
For more information about this newsletter and how to subscribe,
refer to the EUGridPMA web site at https://www.eugridpma.org/
=========================================================================
1. New IGTF distribution version 1.20 available
=========================================================================
A new distribution of Accredited Authorities by the EUGridPMA, based
on the IGTF Common Source, is now available. It includes the newly
accredited Authorities by all IGTF Members. This is version 1.20,
release 1, and it is now available for download from the Repository at
https://dist.eugridpma.info/distribution/igtf/current/
Changes from 1.19 to 1.20
-------------------------
(17 March 2008)
* Added accredited classic MARGI CA (MK)
* Withdrawn expired SWITCH-Server-2006 and SWITCH-Personal-2006 CAs (CH)
* Corrected namespace syntax for SWITCHaai CA (CH)
* Updated namespace definitions in DFN GridGermany hierarchy (DE)
* Added dependency of TERENA-SCS on GTE-CyberTrust-Global-Root. Note that
neither the TERENA-SCS nor the GTE-CyberTrust-Global-Root are accredited.
If you part of a coordinated-deployment project (such as OSG, EGEE, LCG,
DEISA, NAREGI or others) you may want to await your project announcement
before installing this release.
The download repository is also mirrored by the APGridPMA at
https://www.apgridpma.org/distribution/igtf/current
Next Release
------------
The next release of the CA RPMs is to be expected in May 2008.
=========================================================================
STANDARD CLAUSES AND REPEATED NOTICES: Distribution information
=========================================================================
Notice on directory structure
-----------------------------
*** ONLY CAs IN THE "accredited/" DIRECTORY and THE CAs INSTALLED
USING THE ca_policy_igtf-classic-1.20-1.noarch.rpm ARE ACCREDITED
Do *not* install certificates from the "worthless/" or "experimental/",
directories, except if you yourself review and accept their policy and
practice statement. The EUGridPMA provides these certificates in
this format for your convenience only, and to allow graceful changeover
for legacy installations.
*** All individual CAs packages, as well as the bundles, have the same
(common) version number "1.20" and release "1".
Distribution formats
--------------------
* the distribution containes RPMs and tar-balls of each accredited authority,
as well as meta-RPMs that depends on the RPMs of those accredited.
* the tar "bundle" can be used to install the authorities in a local trust
anchor directory using the "./configure && make install" process:
igtf-policy-installation-bundle-1.20.tar.gz
* the accredited directory contains tar-balls for all "classic", "mics",
and "slcs" accredited CAs:
igtf-preinstalled-bundle-classic-1.20.tar.gz
igtf-preinstalled-bundle-slcs-1.20.tar.gz
igtf-preinstalled-bundle-mics-1.20.tar.gz
* those CAs whose key-length is less than or equal to 2048 bits are also
available in a Java KeyStore (JKS), whose password is "" (empty string).
These is both a JKS for each individual CA, as well as a
"igtf-policy-accredited-classic-1.18.jks" in the "accredited/jks/"
sub-directory (also for -slcs and -mics).
APT and Yum
-----------
As always, the repository is suitable for "yum" based automatic updates,
by adding to the yum.conf file:
[eugridpma]
name=EUGridPMA
baseurl=http://dist.eugridpma.info/distribution/igtf/current/
gpgcheck=1
Also "apt" is supported. For details, see
http://dist.eugridpma.info/distribution/igtf/current/apt/README.txt
Large deployment projects are kindly requested to mirror these directories
in their own distribution repositories.
RPM GPG signing
---------------
Also this new RPM distribution is distributed with GPG-signed RPMs. The
key (ID 3CDBBC71) has been uploaded to the public key servers, along with
my signature as the EUGridPMA Chair (keyID 6F298418). The key is also
contained in the repository. You will need this key if you enable GPG
checking for automatic updates in "yum" or "apt".
Please remember to validate this distribution against the TACAR
trusted repository (https://www.tacar.org/) where possible.
Suggestions
-----------
If you have suggestions or improvements for the distribution format,
to have it better suit your needs, please contact the PMA at
<info(a)eugridpma.org>. Note that there is be a common distribution format
across the entire IGTF (i.e. all three PMAs).
--
David Groep
** National Institute for Nuclear and High Energy Physics, PDP/Grid group **
** Room: H1.56 Phone: +31 20 5922179, PObox 41882, NL-1009DB Amsterdam NL **
Dear CAs, Relying Parties, Users, and all others interested,
In this announcement of the EUGridPMA:
1. New IGTF distribution version 1.19 available with
new and updated trust anchors
We hope that you find this update useful and welcome any comments you
may have. Also, feel free to redistribute this information widely as
you see appropriate.
For more information about this newsletter and the mailing list,
please refer to the EUGridPMA web site at https://www.eugridpma.org/
=========================================================================
1. New IGTF distribution version 1.19 available
=========================================================================
A new distribution of Accredited Authorities by the EUGridPMA, based
on the IGTF Common Source, is now available. It includes the newly
accredited Authorities by all IGTF Members. This is version 1.16,
release 1, and it is now available for download from the Repository at
https://dist.eugridpma.info/distribution/igtf/current/
Changes from 1.18 to 1.19
-------------------------
(31 January 2008)
* Added PK-Grid-2007 Root CA certificate (will supersede d2a353a5) (PK)
* New contact email address for all PK-Grid CAs (PK)
* Updated and extended lifetime of ArmeSFo root cert with same keypair (AM)
* New CA certificate download locations for SwissSign CAs (CH)
* New classic CA UGRID (hash 0a12b607) for the Ukraine (UA)
* New classic CA UNAM-grid (hash 24c3ccde) for Mexico (MX)
If you part of a coordinated-deployment project (such as OSG, EGEE, LCG,
DEISA, NAREGI or others) you may want to await your project announcement
before installing this release.
The download repository is also mirrored by the APGridPMA at
https://www.apgridpma.org/distribution/igtf/current
Next Release
------------
The next release of the CA RPMs is to be expected in March 2008.
=====================================================================
Please remember new location of distribution "dist.eugridpma.info"
The trust anchor distribution is served by a separate, stand-alone
system that serves only this static content:
https://dist.eugridpma.info/distribution/
*** PLEASE UPDATE YOUR DOWNLOAD LOCATIONS ***
=====================================================================
=========================================================================
STANDARD CLAUSES AND REPEATED NOTICES: Distribution information
=========================================================================
Notice on directory structure
-----------------------------
*** ONLY CAs IN THE "accredited/" DIRECTORY and THE CAs INSTALLED
USING THE ca_policy_igtf-classic-1.19-1.noarch.rpm ARE ACCREDITED
Do *not* install certificates from the "worthless/" or "experimental/",
directories, except if you yourself review and accept their policy and
practice statement. The EUGridPMA provides these certificates in
this format for your convenience only, and to allow graceful changeover
for legacy installations.
*** All individual CAs packages, as well as the bundles, have the same
(common) version number "1.19" and release "1".
Distribution formats
--------------------
* the distribution traditionally contained a set of RPMs and tar-balls
per accredited authorities, as well as meta-RPMs that depends on the RPMs
of those accredited.
* the "tar-bundle" that can be used to install the authorities in a
local trust directory using the "./configure && make install"
mechanism has been renamed to avoid confusion. It is called:
igtf-policy-installation-bundle-1.19.tar.gz
It has the same functionality and can still be found in the
"accredited/" subdirectory.
* the accredited directory now contains two additional tar-balls that
contain, respectively, *all* "classic", "mics", and "slcs" accredited CAs:
igtf-preinstalled-bundle-classic-1.19.tar.gz
igtf-preinstalled-bundle-slcs-1.19.tar.gz
igtf-preinstalled-bundle-mics-1.19.tar.gz
* those CAs whose key-length is less than or equal to 2048 bits are also
available in a Java KeyStore (JKS), whose password is "" (empty string).
These is both a JKS for each individual CA, as well as a
"igtf-policy-accredited-classic-1.18.jks" in the "accredited/jks/"
sub-directory (also for -slcs).
APT and Yum
-----------
As always, the repository is suitable for "yum" based automatic updates,
by adding to the yum.conf file:
[eugridpma]
name=EUGridPMA
baseurl=http://dist.eugridpma.info/distribution/igtf/current/
gpgcheck=1
Also "apt" is supported. For details, see
http://dist.eugridpma.info/distribution/igtf/current/apt/README.txt
Large deployment projects are kindly requested to mirror these directories
in their own distribution repositories.
RPM GPG signing
---------------
Also this new RPM distribution is distributed with GPG-signed RPMs. The
key (ID 3CDBBC71) has been uploaded to the public key servers, along with
my signature as the EUGridPMA Chair (keyID 6F298418). The key is also
contained in the repository. You will need this key if you enable GPG
checking for automatic updates in "yum" or "apt".
Please remember to validate this distribution against the TACAR
trusted repository (https://www.tacar.org/) where possible.
Suggestions
-----------
If you have suggestions or improvements for the distribution format,
to have it better suit your needs, please contact the PMA at
<info(a)eugridpma.org>. Note that there is be a common distribution format
across the entire IGTF (i.e. all three PMAs).
--
David Groep
** National Institute for Nuclear and High Energy Physics, PDP/Grid group **
** Room: H1.56 Phone: +31 20 5922179, PObox 41882, NL-1009DB Amsterdam NL **
Dear CAs, Relying Parties, Users, and all others interested,
In this announcement of the EUGridPMA:
1. New important IGTF distribution version 1.18 available
2. Update on the UK e-Science CA
3. JKS keystore format change delayed
We hope that you find this update useful and welcome any comments you
may have. Also, feel free to redistribute this information widely as
you see appropriate.
For more information about this newsletter and the mailing list,
please refer to the EUGridPMA web site at https://www.eugridpma.org/
=========================================================================
1. New IGTF distribution version 1.18 available
=========================================================================
A new distribution of Accredited Authorities by the EUGridPMA, based
on the IGTF Common Source, is now available. It includes the newly
accredited Authorities by all IGTF Members. This is version 1.16,
release 1, and it is now available for download from the Repository at
https://dist.eugridpma.info/distribution/igtf/current/
Changes from 1.17 to 1.18
-------------------------
* ASGCCCA-2007 added to Accredited Classic set again (TW)
* Withdrawn expired CA "Spain" (hash 13eab55e) (ES)
* Withdrawn expired CA "SiGNET" (hash 747183a5) (SI)
* Withdrawn discontinued CA "CERN" (hash fa3af1d7) (INT)
* Updated SWITCH (classic) signing namespace policies (CH)
* Added UNLPGrid CA (classic, hash b7bcb7b2) (AR)
* Added MaGrid CA (classic, hash 7b54708e) (MA)
* New contact email address for the SlovakGrid CA (SK)
* New UK e-Science CA hierarchy "-2007" added (98ef0ee5 and 367b75c3)
Note: during the transition period, two hierarchies (both old and "2007")
will be distributed. See section 2 in this newsletter for details (UK)
* (selected updates to repositories containing un-accredited CAs)
You are kindly requested to upgrade to this release in a timely fashion,
as the UK eScience hierarchy change goes into effect immediately.
If you part of a coordinated-deployment project (such as OSG, EGEE, LCG,
DEISA, NAREGI or others) you may want to await your project announcement
before installing this release.
The download repository is also mirrored by the APGridPMA at
https://www.apgridpma.org/distribution/igtf/current
Next Release
------------
The next release of the CA RPMs is to be expected in January 2008.
=====================================================================
Please remember new location of distribution "dist.eugridpma.info"
The trust anchor distribution is served by a separate, stand-alone
system that serves only this static content:
https://dist.eugridpma.info/distribution/
*** PLEASE UPDATE YOUR DOWNLOAD LOCATIONS ***
=====================================================================
=========================================================================
2. Update on the UK e-Science CA
=========================================================================
During a routine audit of the UK e-Science PKI it was found that an
encrypted backup of the Root CA's private key was missing from the
secured environment, despite being locked in a safe when not in use.
It is important to emphasise that the security of the UK e-Science CA
- the accredited subordinate - was not affected; it has an entirely
different security infrastructure.
This could have happened for a number of reasons, not necessarily
maliciously. Investigations were not conclusive. However, even if
the key had been leaked from the secured environment, it was encrypted
with an extremely strong passphrase and will not be immediately
exploitable.
Since we take security very seriously, we believe the best way to
recover a fully trustworthy UK public key infrastructure (PKI) is to
be open about the possibility, however remote, of the key being
compromised.
Having done extensive testing, we have decided to rekey the PKI. So
this release will contain new CA certificates, which will sign all new
and rekeyed certificates. The current (old) PKI will have to be kept
in the distribution until all end entity certificates issued within it
have expired or otherwise moved to the new PKI.
Since the private key was encrypted with an extremely strong
passphrase, it is considered safe to keep the root certificate in the
distribution for up to another year, the natural lifetime of remaining
certificates in the PKI. Even a resourceful and malicious attacker
should not be able to break the passphrase within this timespan.
However, to speed up the process, we are considering and investigating
renewing existing certificates under the new PKI (but still as normal
certificates with a 13 months lifetime) - although this is poorly
supported by most client tools. It is of course technically possible
to force users to rekey, but this is highly inconvenient with a
userbase of this size, and is not considered necessary at this time.
In either case, since we are limited to 13 months lifetime, and do not
plan to issue shorter lifetime certificates at this time, renewals or
rekeying would have to be distributed over several months to prevent
concentration of all subsequent renewals within a short space of time.
There will be an associated update to the CP/CPS of the CAs to cover
the new PKI. In accordance with the policy, it is considered a
security update so they will take effect immediately. Other issues
planned for new CP/CPS releases will be postponed to allow time for
the usual consultation.
Jens Jensen, UK e-Science CA Manager
IGTF Notice:
This issue has been communicated to the IGTF previously and assessed
to pose an extremely low risk. The reaction of the UK e-Science CA and
the response has been coordinated. We thank our Relying Parties for
their understanding. Detailed questions, if any, should be sent to
the UK e-Science CA.
=========================================================================
3. JKS keystore format change delayed
=========================================================================
After the announcement of the planned JKS format change, worry
was expressed as to the compatibility with software that is still
being deployed. The change to a new JKS format with larget key
sized has therefore been put on a temporary hold.
This also allows relying parties to apply this important update
release without the need to simultaneously change the software.
The Java KeyStores distributed by the EUGridPMA has so far been
compatible with Java release 1.4 and earlier. Unfortunately, this implied
that keys with a size larger than 2048 bits could not be included.
The format of the keystore will change so as to be able to include the
larget CA keys that are now becoming prevalent in the Distribution. This
means that for the larger key sizes the JKS format will no longer be
compatible with Java releases 1.4 and lower. A more recent Java
installation will be required to use the new keystore format.
The new keystore format will be introduced in a future release, and
then contain all CA keys in the IGTF Distribution.
=========================================================================
STANDARD CLAUSES AND REPEATED NOTICES: Distribution information
=========================================================================
Notice on directory structure
-----------------------------
*** ONLY CAs IN THE "accredited/" DIRECTORY and THE CAs INSTALLED
USING THE ca_policy_igtf-classic-1.18-1.noarch.rpm ARE ACCREDITED
Do *not* install certificates from the "worthless/" or "experimental/",
directories, except if you yourself review and accept their policy and
practice statement. The EUGridPMA provides these certificates in
this format for your convenience only, and to allow graceful changeover
for legacy installations.
*** All individual CAs packages, as well as the bundles, have the same
(common) version number "1.18" and release "1".
Distribution formats
--------------------
* the distribution traditionally contained a set of RPMs and tar-balls
per accredited authorities, as well as meta-RPMs that depends on the RPMs
of those accredited.
* the "tar-bundle" that can be used to install the authorities in a
local trust directory using the "./configure && make install"
mechanism has been renamed to avoid confusion. It is called:
igtf-policy-installation-bundle-1.18.tar.gz
It has the same functionality and can still be found in the
"accredited/" subdirectory.
* the accredited directory now contains two additional tar-balls that
contain, respectively, *all* "classic", "mics", and "slcs" accredited CAs:
igtf-preinstalled-bundle-classic-1.18.tar.gz
igtf-preinstalled-bundle-slcs-1.18.tar.gz
igtf-preinstalled-bundle-mics-1.18.tar.gz
* those CAs whose key-length is less than or equal to 2048 bits are also
available in a Java KeyStore (JKS), whose password is "" (empty string).
These is both a JKS for each individual CA, as well as a
"igtf-policy-accredited-classic-1.18.jks" in the "accredited/jks/"
sub-directory (also for -slcs).
APT and Yum
-----------
As always, the repository is suitable for "yum" based automatic updates,
by adding to the yum.conf file:
[eugridpma]
name=EUGridPMA
baseurl=http://dist.eugridpma.info/distribution/igtf/current/
gpgcheck=1
Also "apt" is supported. For details, see
http://dist.eugridpma.info/distribution/igtf/current/apt/README.txt
Large deployment projects are kindly requested to mirror these directories
in their own distribution repositories.
RPM GPG signing
---------------
Also this new RPM distribution is distributed with GPG-signed RPMs. The
key (ID 3CDBBC71) has been uploaded to the public key servers, along with
my signature as the EUGridPMA Chair (keyID 6F298418). The key is also
contained in the repository. You will need this key if you enable GPG
checking for automatic updates in "yum" or "apt".
Please remember to validate this distribution against the TACAR
trusted repository (https://www.tacar.org/) where possible.
Suggestions
-----------
If you have suggestions or improvements for the distribution format,
to have it better suit your needs, please contact the PMA at
<info(a)eugridpma.org>. Note that there is be a common distribution format
across the entire IGTF (i.e. all three PMAs).
From: David Groep <info(a)eugridpma.org>
Date: Wed, 8 October 2007 12:00:00 +0200
Subject: New IGTF distribution version 1.17 available
Dear CAs, Relying Parties, Users, and all others interested,
In this announcement of the EUGridPMA:
1. New IGTF distribution version 1.17 available
2. JKS keystore format will change in release 1.18
We hope that you find this update useful and welcome any comments you
may have. Also, feel free to redistribute this information widely as
you see appropriate.
For more information about this newsletter and the mailing list,
please refer to the EUGridPMA web site at https://www.eugridpma.org/
=========================================================================
1. New IGTF distribution version 1.17 available
=========================================================================
A new distribution of Accredited Authorities by the EUGridPMA, based
on the IGTF Common Source, is now available. It includes the newly
accredited Authorities by all IGTF Members. This is version 1.17,
release 1, and it is now available for download from the Repository at
https://dist.eugridpma.info/distribution/igtf/current/
Changes from 1.16 to 1.17
-------------------------
(8 October 2007)
* Added new RomanianGRID CA classic authority (RO)
* Corrected several small typographic inconsistencies (DutchDemo,
apt/README.txt)
* Updates list of SWITCH eligible organisations (CH)
* New contact email addresses for the AustrianGrid CA (AT),
CNRS (FR) and IUCC (IL)
* BEGrid CA provides an http URL for CRL download (BE)
* Expired INFN (49f18420) CA withdrawn (IT)
* Updated ASGCCCA-2007 certificate extensions (TW)
You can download the new packages and install them at your convenience.
If you part of a coordinated-deployment project (such as OSG, EGEE, LCG,
DEISA, NAREGI or others) you may want to await your project announcement
before installing this release.
The download repository is also mirrored by the APGridPMA at
https://www.apgridpma.org/distribution/igtf/current
Next Release
------------
The next release of the CA RPMs is to be expected in November 2007.
=====================================================================
Please remember new location of distribution "dist.eugridpma.info"
The trust anchor distribution is served by a separate, stand-alone
system that serves only this static content:
https://dist.eugridpma.info/distribution/
with deep-redirection provided from the old download location.
The trust anchors in the distribution directory continue are
digitally signed with the EUGridPMA PGP key "3" (see details at the
end of this newsletter).
*** PLEASE UPDATE YOUR DOWNLOAD LOCATIONS ***
=====================================================================
=========================================================================
2. JKS keystore format will change in release 1.18
=========================================================================
The Java KeyStores distributed by the EUGridPMA has so far been
compatible with Java release 1.4 and earlier. Unfortunately, this
impled that keys with a size larger than 2048 bits could not
be included.
As of release 1.18 (due November 2007), the format of the keystore
will change so as to be able to include the larget CA keys that are
now becoming prevalent in the Distribution. This means that the
JKS format will NO LONGER BE COMPATIBLE with Java releases 1.4 and
lower, nor with Java 5. A Java 6 installation will be required
to use the new keystore format.
The new keystore format will be introduced in the next release, and
then contain all CA keys in the IGTF Distribution.
=========================================================================
STANDARD CLAUSES AND REPEATED NOTICES: Distribution information
=========================================================================
Notice on directory structure
-----------------------------
*** ONLY CAs IN THE "accredited/" DIRECTORY and THE CAs INSTALLED
USING THE ca_policy_igtf-classic-1.17-1.noarch.rpm ARE ACCREDITED
Do *not* install certificates from the "worthless/" or "experimental/",
directories, except if you yourself review and accept their policy and
practice statement. The EUGridPMA provides these certificates in
this format for your convenience only, and to allow graceful changeover
for legacy installations.
*** All individual CAs packages, as well as the bundles, have the same
(common) version number "1.17" and release "1".
Distribution formats
--------------------
* the distribution traditionally contained a set of RPMs and tar-balls
per accredited authorities, as well as meta-RPMs that depends on the RPMs
of those accredited.
* the "tar-bundle" that can be used to install the authorities in a
local trust directory using the "./configure && make install"
mechanism has been renamed to avoid confusion. It is called:
igtf-policy-installation-bundle-1.17.tar.gz
It has the same functionality and can still be found in the
"accredited/" subdirectory.
* the accredited directory now contains two additional tar-balls that
contain, respectively, *all* "classic" and "slcs" accredited CAs:
igtf-preinstalled-bundle-classic-1.17.tar.gz
igtf-preinstalled-bundle-slcs-1.17.tar.gz
(note there are no SLCS-accredited authorities at this time)
* those CAs whose key-length is less than or equal to 2048 bits are also
available in a Java KeyStore (JKS), whose password is "" (empty string).
These is both a JKS for each individual CA, as well as a
"igtf-policy-accredited-classic-1.17.jks" in the "accredited/jks/"
sub-directory (also for -slcs).
Note: in release 1.18 this will change to a JKS compatible with
Java version 1.6, and will from then on include also keys with a
larger size (i.e. 4096 and better)
APT and Yum
-----------
As always, the repository is suitable for "yum" based automatic updates,
by adding to the yum.conf file:
[eugridpma]
name=EUGridPMA
baseurl=http://dist.eugridpma.info/distribution/igtf/current/
gpgcheck=1
Also "apt" is supported. For details, see
http://dist.eugridpma.info/distribution/igtf/current/apt/README.txt
Large deployment projects are kindly requested to mirror these directories
in their own distribution repositories.
RPM GPG signing
---------------
Also this new RPM distribution is distributed with GPG-signed RPMs. The
key (ID 3CDBBC71) has been uploaded to the public key servers, along with
my signature as the EUGridPMA Chair (keyID 6F298418). The key is also
contained in the repository. You will need this key if you enable GPG
checking for automatic updates in "yum" or "apt".
Please remember to validate this distribution against the TACAR
trusted repository (https://www.tacar.org/) where possible.
Suggestions
-----------
If you have suggestions or improvements for the distribution format,
to have it better suit your needs, please contact the PMA at
<info(a)eugridpma.org>. Note that there is be a common distribution format
across the entire IGTF (i.e. all three PMAs).
--
David Groep
** National Institute for Nuclear and High Energy Physics, PDP/Grid group **
** Room: H1.56 Phone: +31 20 5922179, PObox 41882, NL-1009DB Amsterdam NL **
Dear CAs, Relying Parties, Users, and all others interested,
In this announcement of the EUGridPMA:
1. Authentication Profile "Member Integrated Credential Services"
(MICS) introduced
2. New IGTF distribution version 1.16 available with many changes
We hope that you find this update useful and welcome any comments you
may have. Also, feel free to redistribute this information widely as
you see appropriate.
For more information about this newsletter and the mailing list,
please refer to the EUGridPMA web site at https://www.eugridpma.org/
=========================================================================
1. Authentication Profile "Member Integrated Credential Services"
(MICS) introduced
=========================================================================
The International Grid Trust Federation has approved a new Authentication
Profile against which issuing authorities will be accredited. A MICS is
an automated system to issue X.509 formatted identity assertions based on
pre- existing identity data maintained by a federation or large
organization – the end-entity certificate is thus based on a membership
or authentication system maintained by the organization or federation.
The goal is to leverage any existing, well-established identity
management system to generate X.509
certificates fully compatible with
those issued under the Classic Authentication Profile.
More information regarding this Profile, as well as the fulltext of the
document, can be obtained from the web at
http://www.tagpma.org/files/Final_MICS_Profile_MXCity.pdf
and at the EUGridPMA and TAGPMA web sites, specifically
http://www.tagpma.org/authn_profiles
=========================================================================
2. New IGTF distribution version 1.16 available
=========================================================================
A new distribution of Accredited Authorities by the EUGridPMA, based
on the IGTF Common Source, is now available. It includes the newly
accredited Authorities by all IGTF Members. This is version 1.16,
release 1, and it is now available for download from the Repository at
https://dist.eugridpma.info/distribution/igtf/current/
Changes from 1.15 to 1.16
-------------------------
(8 August 2007)
* A new profile for Member-Integrated Credential Services (MICS), has
been defined by the IGTF. A policy nstallation bundle for authorities
accredited under the MICS profile has been added to the distribution.
Please refer to the IGTF web site at http://www.gridpma.org/ for a
description of the MICS profile.
* Corrected namespaces for for APAC CA (AU)
* Added REUNA CA as a classic CA (CL)
* Added NCSA-MICS and NCSA-SLCS CAs (US)
* Added Ecole polytechnique federale de Lausanne to SWITCH namespace (CH)
* Added new KISTI (2007) classic CA (KR)
* Added Latin American and Caribbean Catch-all Grid CA (TAGPMA)
* Obsoleted expired UKeScience (01621954) Root CA (GB)
* Obsoleted expired HellasGrid-old (efe78092) Root CA (GR)
* some new roots added to the worthless area (these are not accredited CAs!)
This release re-introduces a new KISTI CA (Korea), based on a new procedures
and a new root certificate and keypair. For clarity, the brief name of the
CA has been changed to "KISTI-2007". This CA replaces the old KISTI CA that
was withdrawn in the 1.10 release.
The new NCSA-MICS CA has been accredited under the new MICS Profile. To
install this CA via a policy bundle, you MUST install the new policy
bundle "ca_policy_igtf-mics" manually, or specify --with-profile=mics
explicitly in your build commands. A simple upgrade of the existing
profile set ("classic" and "slcs") will NOT trigger the installation of
the new MICS bundle and the NCSA-MICS CA.
You can download the new packages and install them at your convenience.
If you part of a coordinated-deployment project (such as OSG, EGEE, LCG,
DEISA, NAREGI or others) you may want to await your project announcement
before installing this release.
The download repository is also mirrored by the APGridPMA at
https://www.apgridpma.org/distribution/igtf/current
Next Release
------------
The next release of the CA RPMs is to be expected in September 2007.
=========================================================================
Please remember new location of distribution "dist.eugridpma.info"
=========================================================================
The trust anchor distribution is served by a separate, stand-alone
system that serves only this static content:
https://dist.eugridpma.info/distribution/
with deep-redirection provided from the old download location.
The trust anchors in the distribution directory continue are digitally
signed with the EUGridPMA PGP key "3" (see details at the end of this
newsletter).
*** PLEASE UPDATE YOUR DOWNLOAD LOCATIONS ***
=========================================================================
STANDARD CLAUSES AND REPEATED NOTICES: Distribution information
=========================================================================
Notice on directory structure
-----------------------------
*** ONLY CAs IN THE "accredited/" DIRECTORY and THE CAs INSTALLED
USING THE ca_policy_igtf-classic-1.16-1.noarch.rpm ARE ACCREDITED
Do *not* install certificates from the "worthless/" or "experimental/",
directories, except if you yourself review and accept their policy and
practice statement. The EUGridPMA provides these certificates in
this format for your convenience only, and to allow graceful changeover
for legacy installations.
*** All individual CAs packages, as well as the bundles, have the same
(common) version number "1.16" and release "1".
Distribution formats
--------------------
* the distribution traditionally contained a set of RPMs and tar-balls
per accredited authorities, as well as meta-RPMs that depends on the RPMs
of those accredited.
* the "tar-bundle" that can be used to install the authorities in a
local trust directory using the "./configure && make install"
mechanism has been renamed to avoid confusion. It is called:
igtf-policy-installation-bundle-1.16.tar.gz
It has the same functionality and can still be found in the
"accredited/" subdirectory.
* the accredited directory now contains two additional tar-balls that
contain, respectively, *all* "classic" and "slcs" accredited CAs:
igtf-preinstalled-bundle-classic-1.16.tar.gz
igtf-preinstalled-bundle-slcs-1.16.tar.gz
(note there are no SLCS-accredited authorities at this time)
* those CAs whose key-length is less than 4095 bits are also
available in a Java KeyStore (JKS), whose password is "eugridpma".
These is both a JKS for each individual CA, as well as a
"igtf-policy-accredited-classic-1.16.jks" in the "accredited/jks/"
sub-directory (also for -slcs).
APT and Yum
-----------
As always, the repository is suitable for "yum" based automatic updates,
by adding to the yum.conf file:
[eugridpma]
name=EUGridPMA
baseurl=http://dist.eugridpma.info/distribution/igtf/current/
gpgcheck=1
Also "apt" is supported. For details, see
http://dist.eugridpma.info/distribution/igtf/current/apt/README.txt
Large deployment projects are kindly requested to mirror these directories
in their own distribution repositories.
RPM GPG signing
---------------
Also this new RPM distribution is distributed with GPG-signed RPMs. The
key (ID 3CDBBC71) has been uploaded to the public key servers, along with
my signature as the EUGridPMA Chair (keyID 6F298418). The key is also
contained in the repository. You will need this key if you enable GPG
checking for automatic updates in "yum" or "apt".
Please remember to validate this distribution against the TACAR
trusted repository (https://www.tacar.org/) where possible.
Suggestions
-----------
If you have suggestions or improvements for the distribution format,
to have it better suit your needs, please contact the PMA at
<info(a)eugridpma.org>. Note that there is be a common distribution format
across the entire IGTF (i.e. all three PMAs).
Dear CAs, Relying Parties, Users, and all others interested,
In this announcement of the EUGridPMA:
1. New IGTF distribution version 1.15 available
We hope that you find this update useful and welcome any comments you
may have. Also, feel free to redistribute this information widely as
you see appropriate.
For more information about this newsletter and the mailing list,
please refer to the EUGridPMA web site at https://www.eugridpma.org/
=========================================================================
1. New IGTF distribution version 1.15 available
=========================================================================
A new distribution of Accredited Authorities by the EUGridPMA, based
on the IGTF Common Source, is now available. It includes the newly
accredited Authorities by all IGTF Members. This is version 1.15,
release 1, and it is now available for download from the Repository at
https://dist.eugridpma.info/distribution/igtf/current/
or
https://dist.eugridpma.info/distribution/igtf/1.15/
and this repository is also mirrored by the APGridPMA at
https://www.apgridpma.org/distribution/igtf/current
Changes from 1.14 to 1.15
-------------------------
(9 July 2007)
* Temporarily removed ASGCC CA 2007 root certificate (TW)
On the ASGCCCA-2007:
This authority has been temporarily withdrawn on the request of the
ASGCCCA managers, since the root certificate distributed with the 1.14
release (in which it was introduced) has revealed inconsistencies in
the way some (grid) software implementations handle the representation
of the directory name.
These inconsistencies were most eminent in the parsing of the issuer
directory name used in the ASGCCA-2007 root certificate.
A new root certificate, using a different subject and issuer name, will
be re-introduced in the next IGTF release (1.16). In the mean time,
subscribers will continue to the use the existing "ASGCCA" CA (with
c_name hash a692434d). There are NO issues with the a692434d root
certificate; there is no change is status related to the pre-1.15 ASGCC
authority.
You can download the new packages and install them at your convenience.
If you part of a coordinated-deployment project (such as OSG, EGEE, LCG,
DEISA, NAREGI or others) you may want to await your project announcement
before installing this release.
Next Release
------------
The next release of the CA RPMs is to be expected in September 2007.
=========================================================================
Please remember new location of distribution "dist.eugridpma.info"
=========================================================================
The trust anchor distribution is served by a separate, stand-alone
system that serves only this static content:
https://dist.eugridpma.info/distribution/
with deep-redirection provided from the old download location.
The trust anchors in the distribution directory continue are digitally
signed with the EUGridPMA PGP key "3" (see details at the end of this
newsletter).
*** PLEASE UPDATE YOUR DOWNLOAD LOCATIONS ***
=========================================================================
STANDARD CLAUSES AND REPEATED NOTICES: Distribution information
=========================================================================
Notice on directory structure
-----------------------------
*** ONLY CAs IN THE "accredited/" DIRECTORY and THE CAs INSTALLED
USING THE ca_policy_igtf-classic-1.15-1.noarch.rpm ARE ACCREDITED
Do *not* install certificates from the "worthless/" or "experimental/",
directories, except if you yourself review and accept their policy and
practice statement. The EUGridPMA provides these certificates in
this format for your convenience only, and to allow graceful changeover
for legacy installations.
*** All individual CAs packages, as well as the bundles, have the same
(common) version number "1.15" and release "1".
Distribution formats
--------------------
* the distribution traditionally contained a set of RPMs and tar-balls
per accredited authorities, as well as meta-RPMs that depends on the RPMs
of those accredited.
* the "tar-bundle" that can be used to install the authorities in a
local trust directory using the "./configure && make install"
mechanism has been renamed to avoid confusion. It is called:
igtf-policy-installation-bundle-1.15.tar.gz
It has the same functionality and can still be found in the
"accredited/" subdirectory.
* the accredited directory now contains two additional tar-balls that
contain, respectively, *all* "classic" and "slcs" accredited CAs:
igtf-preinstalled-bundle-classic-1.15.tar.gz
igtf-preinstalled-bundle-slcs-1.15.tar.gz
(note there are no SLCS-accredited authorities at this time)
* those CAs whose key-length is less than 4095 bits are also
available in a Java KeyStore (JKS), whose password is "eugridpma".
These is both a JKS for each individual CA, as well as a
"igtf-policy-accredited-classic-1.15.jks" in the "accredited/jks/"
sub-directory (also for -slcs).
APT and Yum
-----------
As always, the repository is suitable for "yum" based automatic updates,
by adding to the yum.conf file:
[eugridpma]
name=EUGridPMA
baseurl=http://dist.eugridpma.info/distribution/igtf/current/
gpgcheck=1
Also "apt" is supported. For details, see
http://dist.eugridpma.info/distribution/igtf/current/apt/README.txt
Large deployment projects are kindly requested to mirror these directories
in their own distribution repositories.
RPM GPG signing
---------------
Also this new RPM distribution is distributed with GPG-signed RPMs. The
key (ID 3CDBBC71) has been uploaded to the public key servers, along with
my signature as the EUGridPMA Chair (keyID 6F298418). The key is also
contained in the repository. You will need this key if you enable GPG
checking for automatic updates in "yum" or "apt".
Please remember to validate this distribution against the TACAR
trusted repository (https://www.tacar.org/) where possible.
Suggestions
-----------
If you have suggestions or improvements for the distribution format,
to have it better suit your needs, please contact the PMA at
<info(a)eugridpma.org>. Note that there is be a common distribution format
across the entire IGTF (i.e. all three PMAs).
--
David Groep
** National Institute for Nuclear and High Energy Physics, PDP/Grid group **
** Room: H1.56 Phone: +31 20 5922179, PObox 41882, NL-1009DB Amsterdam NL **
Dear CAs, Relying Parties, Users, and all others interested,
In this announcement of the EUGridPMA:
1. New IGTF distribution version 1.14 available
We hope that you find this update useful and welcome any comments you
may have. Also, feel free to redistribute this information widely as
you see appropriate.
For more information about this newsletter and the mailing list,
please refer to the EUGridPMA web site at https://www.eugridpma.org/
=========================================================================
Please remember new location of distribution "dist.eugridpma.info"
=========================================================================
The trust anchor distribution is served by a separate, stand-alone
system that serves only this static content:
http://dist.eugridpma.info/distribution/
with deep-redirection provided from the old download location.
The trust anchors in the distribution directory continue are digitally
signed with the EUGridPMA PGP key "3" (see details at the end of this
newsletter).
*** PLEASE UPDATE YOUR DOWNLOAD LOCATIONS ***
=========================================================================
1. New IGTF distribution version 1.14 available
=========================================================================
A new distribution of Accredited Authorities by the EUGridPMA, based
on the IGTF Common Source, is now available. It includes the newly
accredited Authorities by all IGTF Members. This is version 1.14,
release 1, and it is now available for download from the Repository at
https://dist.eugridpma.info/distribution/igtf/current/
or
https://dist.eugridpma.info/distribution/igtf/1.14/
and this repository is also mirrored by the APGridPMA at
https://www.apgridpma.org/distribution/igtf/current
Changes from 1.13 to 1.14
-------------------------
(1 June 2007)
* Discontinued the expired GridCanada-old CA with hash 5f54f417 (CA)
* APAC CA signing policy now als covers BeSTGRID in New Zealand (AU)
* AEGIS (Serbia) CA added (RS)
* New organisations added for SWITCH Classic CA (CH)
* DutchGrid robot certificates added to signing namespace (NL)
* Added CA with new keypair for ASGCC CA during roll-over "ASGCC-2007" (TW)
You can download the new packages and install them at your convenience.
If you part of a coordinated-deployment project (such as OSG, EGEE, LCG,
DEISA, NAREGI or others) you may want to await your project announcement
before installing this release.
Next Release
------------
The next release of the CA RPMs is to be expected in July 2007.
=========================================================================
STANDARD CLAUSES AND REPEATED NOTICES: Distribution information
=========================================================================
Notice on directory structure
-----------------------------
*** ONLY CAs IN THE "accredited/" DIRECTORY and THE CAs INSTALLED
USING THE ca_policy_igtf-classic-1.14-1.noarch.rpm ARE ACCREDITED
Do *not* install certificates from the "worthless/" or "experimental/",
directories, except if you yourself review and accept their policy and
practice statement. The EUGridPMA provides these certificates in
this format for your convenience only, and to allow graceful changeover
for legacy installations.
*** All individual CAs packages, as well as the bundles, have the same
(common) version number "1.14" and release "1".
Distribution formats
--------------------
* the distribution traditionally contained a set of RPMs and tar-balls
per accredited authorities, as well as meta-RPMs that depends on the RPMs
of those accredited.
* the "tar-bundle" that can be used to install the authorities in a
local trust directory using the "./configure && make install"
mechanism has been renamed to avoid confusion. It is called:
igtf-policy-installation-bundle-1.14.tar.gz
It has the same functionality and can still be found in the
"accredited/" subdirectory.
* the accredited directory now contains two additional tar-balls that
contain, respectively, *all* "classic" and "slcs" accredited CAs:
igtf-preinstalled-bundle-classic-1.14.tar.gz
igtf-preinstalled-bundle-slcs-1.14.tar.gz
(note there are no SLCS-accredited authorities at this time)
* those CAs whose key-length is less than 4095 bits are also
available in a Java KeyStore (JKS), whose password is "eugridpma".
These is both a JKS for each individual CA, as well as a
"igtf-policy-accredited-classic-1.14.jks" in the "accredited/jks/"
sub-directory (also for -slcs).
APT and Yum
-----------
As always, the repository is suitable for "yum" based automatic updates,
by adding to the yum.conf file:
[eugridpma]
name=EUGridPMA
baseurl=http://dist.eugridpma.info/distribution/igtf/current/
gpgcheck=1
Also "apt" is supported. For details, see
http://dist.eugridpma.info/distribution/igtf/current/apt/README.txt
Large deployment projects are kindly requested to mirror these directories
in their own distribution repositories.
RPM GPG signing
---------------
Also this new RPM distribution is distributed with GPG-signed RPMs. The
key (ID 3CDBBC71) has been uploaded to the public key servers, along with
my signature as the EUGridPMA Chair (keyID 6F298418). The key is also
contained in the repository. You will need this key if you enable GPG
checking for automatic updates in "yum" or "apt".
Please remember to validate this distribution against the TACAR
trusted repository (https://www.tacar.org/) where possible.
Suggestions
-----------
If you have suggestions or improvements for the distribution format,
to have it better suit your needs, please contact the PMA at
<info(a)eugridpma.org>. Note that there is be a common distribution format
across the entire IGTF (i.e. all three PMAs).
Dear CAs, Relying Parties, Users, and all others interested,
In this announcement of the EUGridPMA:
1. New IGTF distribution version 1.13 available
We hope that you find this update useful and welcome any comments you
may have. Also, feel free to redistribute this information widely as
you see appropriate.
For more information about this newsletter and the mailing list,
please refer to the EUGridPMA web site at https://www.eugridpma.org/
=========================================================================
Please remember new location of distribution "dist.eugridpma.info"
=========================================================================
The trust anchor distribution is now primarily served by a separate,
stand-alone system that serves only this static content:
http://dist.eugridpma.info/distribution/
The trust anchors in the distribution directory continue are digitally
signed with the same EUGridPMA PGP key "3" (see details in this mail)
=========================================================================
1. New IGTF distribution version 1.13 available
=========================================================================
A new distribution of Accredited Authorities by the EUGridPMA, based
on the IGTF Common Source, is now available. It includes the newly
accredited Authorities by all IGTF Members. This is version 1.13,
release 1, and it is now available for download from the Repository at
https://dist.eugridpma.info/distribution/igtf/current/
or
https://dist.eugridpma.info/distribution/igtf/1.13/
and this repository is also mirrored by the APGridPMA at
https://www.apgridpma.org/distribution/igtf/current
Changes from 1.12 to 1.13
-------------------------
(13 March 2007)
* Added BG.ACAD CA accredited under the classic profile (BG)
* Added SWITCHaai SLCS and (classic) Root CA (CH)
NOTE: the SWITCHaai SLCS CA is included in the ca_policy_igtf-slcs bundle
* Extended lifetime of CyGrid CA to 2013 based on same key pair (CY)
* Updated ArmeSFO CA root certificate following TACAR (AM)
* Discontinued old (pre-2004) LIP CA (PT)
* Extended lifetime of NorduGrid CA for 2 years (DK)
* Added TERENA SCS CA hierarchy to the "worthless" area. Please note
that the SCS CA has not been accredited yet (EU)
You can download the new packages and install them at your convenience.
If you part of a coordinated-deployment project (such as OSG, EGEE, LCG,
DEISA, NAREGI or others) you may want to await your project announcement
before installing this release.
Next Release
------------
The next release of the CA RPMs is to be expected in March 2007.
=========================================================================
STANDARD CLAUSES AND REPEATED NOTICES: Distribution information
=========================================================================
Notice on directory structure
-----------------------------
*** ONLY CAs IN THE "accredited/" DIRECTORY and THE CAs INSTALLED
USING THE ca_policy_igtf-classic-1.13-1.noarch.rpm ARE ACCREDITED
Do *not* install certificates from the "worthless/" or "experimental/",
directories, except if you yourself review and accept their policy and
practice statement. The EUGridPMA provides these certificates in
this format for your convenience only, and to allow graceful changeover
for legacy installations.
*** All individual CAs packages, as well as the bundles, have the same
(common) version number "1.13" and release "1".
Distribution formats
--------------------
* the distribution traditionally contained a set of RPMs and tar-balls
per accredited authorities, as well as meta-RPMs that depends on the RPMs
of those accredited.
* the "tar-bundle" that can be used to install the authorities in a
local trust directory using the "./configure && make install"
mechanism has been renamed to avoid confusion. It is called:
igtf-policy-installation-bundle-1.13.tar.gz
It has the same functionality and can still be found in the
"accredited/" subdirectory.
* the accredited directory now contains two additional tar-balls that
contain, respectively, *all* "classic" and "slcs" accredited CAs:
igtf-preinstalled-bundle-classic-1.13.tar.gz
igtf-preinstalled-bundle-slcs-1.13.tar.gz
(note there are no SLCS-accredited authorities at this time)
* those CAs whose key-length is less than 4095 bits are also
available in a Java KeyStore (JKS), whose password is "eugridpma".
These is both a JKS for each individual CA, as well as a
"igtf-policy-accredited-classic-1.13.jks" in the "accredited/jks/"
sub-directory (also for -slcs).
APT and Yum
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As always, the repository is suitable for "yum" based automatic updates,
by adding to the yum.conf file:
[eugridpma]
name=EUGridPMA
baseurl=http://dist.eugridpma.info/distribution/igtf/current/
gpgcheck=1
Also "apt" is supported. For details, see
http://dist.eugridpma.info/distribution/igtf/current/apt/README.txt
Large deployment projects are kindly requested to mirror these directories
in their own distribution repositories.
RPM GPG signing
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Also this new RPM distribution is distributed with GPG-signed RPMs. The
key (ID 3CDBBC71) has been uploaded to the public key servers, along with
my signature as the EUGridPMA Chair (keyID 6F298418). The key is also
contained in the repository. You will need this key if you enable GPG
checking for automatic updates in "yum" or "apt".
Please remember to validate this distribution against the TACAR
trusted repository (https://www.tacar.org/) where possible.
Suggestions
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If you have suggestions or improvements for the distribution format,
to have it better suit your needs, please contact the PMA at
<info(a)eugridpma.org>. Note that there is be a common distribution format
across the entire IGTF (i.e. all three PMAs).