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New important IGTF distribution version 1.18 available
by David Groep 16 Nov '07

16 Nov '07

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Changes from 1.17 to 1.18 ------------------------- * ASGCCCA-2007 added to Accredited Classic set again (TW) * Withdrawn expired CA "Spain" (hash 13eab55e) (ES) * Withdrawn expired CA "SiGNET" (hash 747183a5) (SI) * Withdrawn discontinued CA "CERN" (hash fa3af1d7) (INT) * Updated SWITCH (classic) signing namespace policies (CH) * Added UNLPGrid CA (classic, hash b7bcb7b2) (AR) *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).

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New IGTF distribution version 1.17 available
by David Groep 09 Oct '07

09 Oct '07

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 **

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New IGTF distribution version 1.16 available, with many changes
by David Groep 08 Aug '07

08 Aug '07

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).

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New IGTF distribution version 1.15 available
by David Groep 09 Jul '07

09 Jul '07

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 **

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New IGTF distribution version 1.14 available
by David Groep 01 Jun '07

01 Jun '07

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).

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New IGTF distribution version 1.13 available
by David Groep 13 Mar '07

13 Mar '07

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 ----------- 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).

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New IGTF distribution version 1.12 available
by David Groep 09 Feb '07

09 Feb '07

Dear CAs, Relying Parties, Users, and all others interested, In this announcement of the EUGridPMA: 1. New IGTF distribution version 1.12 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" ========================================================================= Since release 1.11, the trust anchor distribution is served by a separate, stand-alone system that serves only this static content: http://dist.eugridpma.info/distribution/ Deep-redirection is provided from the old download location (formerly at http://www.eugridpma.org/distribution/) to the new one at http://dist.eugridpma.info/distribution/ so all old links will continue to work as expected. The trust anchors in the distribution directory continue to be digitally signed with the same EUGridPMA PGP key (see details at the end of this newsletter). *** PLEASE UPDATE THE DOWNLOAD LOCATIONS *** ========================================================================= 1. New IGTF distribution version 1.12 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 1.12, 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/1.12/ and this repository is also mirrored by the APGridPMA at https://www.apgridpma.org/distribution/igtf/current Changes from 1.11 to 1.12 ------------------------- (09 February 2006) * Extended life time of root certificate for SlovakGrid (SK) * Obsoleted Russian DataGrid CA also in RPM updates (RU) * Fixed SHA-1 finger print for new SiGNET CA (SI) * Add NECTEC GOC CA (TH) * Added SWITCH Personal and Server 2007 CAs, removed 2005 CAs (CH) * Extended life time of root certificate for PolishGrid (PL) * Changed CRL URL of the NAREGI CA from https to http (JP) 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-1.12-1.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. *** The Fermilab Kerberized CA, although not an accredited CA according to the "classic" profile, has been available from the EUGridPMA repository before in the "others/" directory. Due to the reorganization, this authority has moved to the "experimental/" area. When the KCA has been accepted by the TAGPMA, the location of this authority will change. *** All individual CAs packages, as well as the bundles, have the same (common) version number "1.12" 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-1.12.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-1.12.tar.gz igtf-preinstalled-bundle-slcs-1.12.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-1.12.jks" in the "accredited/jks/" sub-directory. 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 **

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New IGTF distribution version 1.11 available
by David Groep 11 Jan '07

11 Jan '07

From: David Groep <info(a)eugridpma.org> Date: Thu, 11 January 2007 10:00:00 +0200 Subject: New IGTF distribution version 1.11 available Dear CAs, Relying Parties, Users, and all others interested, In this announcement of the EUGridPMA: 1. Location of distribution site changed to dist.eugridpma.info 2. New IGTF distribution version 1.11 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. Location of distribution site changed to dist.eugridpma.info ========================================================================= In order to increase reliability and improve fault containment, the EUGridPMA web site and distribution location has been changed. From now on, the trust anchor distribution is served by a separate, stand-alone system that serves only this static content: http://dist.eugridpma.info/distribution/ Deep-redirection is provided from the old download location (formerly at http://www.eugridpma.org/distribution/) to the new one at http://dist.eugridpma.info/distribution/ so all old links will continue to work as expected. The trust anchors in the distribution directory continue to be digitally signed with the EUGridPMA PGP key (see details at the end of this newsletter). *** PLEASE UPDATE THE DOWNLOAD LOCATIONS *** Why a new top-level domain name? A new top-level domain (.info) has been chosen to host the static distribution content of the EUGridPMA. This should better guards against rash and inappropriate actions of the ".org" TLD operator (Enom, Inc.) when faced with issues on the eugridpma.org web site (which, due to the fact that it also hosts dynamic and interactive content, is inherently more prone to compromise and computer security incidents). Since the web sites within the "eugridpma.info" domain only serve static content, and are hosted on a dedicated system, a compromise of these systems is expected to be less likely. Since the .info TLS is operated by a different company (Afilias Ltd.), this is expected to provide an additional level of certainty. In case of trouble with either TLD, the eugridpma.org or .info site will be made available through the other TLD. ========================================================================= 2. New IGTF distribution version 1.11 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 1.10, 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/1.11/ and this repository is also mirrored by the APGridPMA at https://www.apgridpma.org/distribution/igtf/current Changes from 1.10 to 1.11 ------------------------ (11 January 2007) * updated signing policy files for SWITCH CA (CH) * change crl_url from https to http for KEK (JP) * change crl_url from https to http for AIST (JP) * extended lifetime of ESnet (+10y) and DoEGrids (+5y) CA certs (US/DoE) * withdrawn Russian DataGrid CA (has been superseded by RDIG) (RU) 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 February 2007 (of course barring special circumstances). ========================================================================= 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-1.11-1.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. *** The Fermilab Kerberized CA, although not an accredited CA according to the "classic" profile, has been available from the EUGridPMA repository before in the "others/" directory. Due to the reorganization, this authority has moved to the "experimental/" area. When the KCA has been accepted by the TAGPMA, the location of this authority will change. *** All individual CAs packages, as well as the bundles, have the same (common) version number "1.11" 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-1.11.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-1.11.tar.gz igtf-preinstalled-bundle-slcs-1.11.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-1.11.jks" in the "accredited/jks/" sub-directory. 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 **

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New version of "fetch-crl" 2.6.1 available
by David Groep 25 Oct '06

25 Oct '06

Dear CAs, Relying Parties, Users, and all others interested, In this announcement of the EUGridPMA: 1. Fetch-CRL utility updated to version 2.6.1 at http://www.eugridpma.org/distribution/util/fetch-crl/ 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. Regards, David Groep For more information about this newsletter and the mailing list, please refer to the EUGridPMA web site at https://www.eugridpma.org/ ========================================================================= 1. Fetch-CRL utility updated to version 2.6.1 ========================================================================= As a courtesy service to the community, the EUGridPMA provides the "fetch-crl" utility - originally developed by Fabio Hernandez, CC-IN2P3 - to periodically retrieve CRLs from the web sites of the certification authorities. An updated release of this utility is now available, that fixes issues related to localtime vs. UTC comparisons, and provides several new features and usability enhancements. Changes in version EGP 2.6.1 ---------------------------- (2006.10.25) * fixed local timezone vs UTC error in LastUpdate CRL validation comparison * fixed time comparison is the one-hour LastUpdate/download tolerance (both fixes thanks to Alain Roy) * added support for directory names containing whitespace * added support for syslog reporting (via -f option or SYSLOGFACILITY directive) * SERVERCERTCHECK=no is now the default. It can be reset via the configuration file, or using the "--check-server-certificate" commandline option * the main configuration file location (formerly fixed to be /etc/sysconfig/fetch-crl) can now be set via the variable $FETCH_CRL_SYSCONFIG * logfile format timestamp and tag have been normalised The new version is now available from the EUGridPMA web site at: http://www.eugridpma.org/distribution/util/fetch-crl/ in RedHat Package Management (RPM) and gzipped-tarball format. NOTE: the new version will by default ignore unknown web server certificates when downloading CRLs. To revert to the "old" behaviour, use the "--check-server-certificate" commandline option, or set SERVERCERTCHECK=yes in the main configuration file/ Installation that use YUM package management can add http://www.eugridpma.org/distribution/util/ to their yum.conf file and upgrade in that way. -- 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 **

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New IGTF distribution version 1.10 available
by David Groep 17 Oct '06

17 Oct '06

Dear CAs, Relying Parties, Users, and all others interested, In this announcement of the EUGridPMA: 1. New IGTF distribution version 1.10 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. Regards, David Groep 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 1.10 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 1.10, release 1, and it is now available for download from the Repository at https://www.eugridpma.org/distribution/igtf/current/ or https://www.eugridpma.org/distribution/igtf/1.10/ and this repository is also mirrored by the APGridPMA at https://www.apgridpma.org/distribution/igtf/current Changes from 1.9 to 1.10 ------------------------ (17 October 2006) * New public web page for the BEGrid CA in metadata info file (BE) * New contact email addresses for: HellasGrid and SEE-GRID (GR, SEE), INFN CA (IT), Grid-Ireland (IE), DOEGrids CA (US/DOE), ASGCCA (TW), APAC (AU) * New CERN CA added (root and on-line CA), managed by CERN IT/IS (CERN) * New INFN CA issue 2006 to replace current one (expiring 2007) (IT) * Retired SWITCH-SSSR hierarchy pending replacement of the tree (CH) * Added new organisations to the SWITCH namespace (CH) * Removed KISTI CA (KR) 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 November 2006 (of course barring special circumstances). ========================================================================= 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-1.10-1.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. *** The Fermilab Kerberized CA, although not an accredited CA according to the "classic" profile, has been available from the EUGridPMA repository before in the "others/" directory. Due to the reorganization, this authority has moved to the "experimental/" area. When the KCA has been accepted by the TAGPMA, the location of this authority will change. *** All individual CAs packages, as well as the bundles, have the same (common) version number "1.10" 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-1.10.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-1.10.tar.gz igtf-preinstalled-bundle-slcs-1.10.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-1.10.jks" in the "accredited/jks/" sub-directory. 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://www.eugridpma.org/distribution/igtf/current/ gpgcheck=1 Also "apt" is supported. For details, see http://www.eugridpma.org/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).

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