[ietf-enroll] Updated Charter

[Paul Hoffman / VPNC]

At 12:21 AM -0700 5/14/03, Jim Schaad wrote:
>  > > When doing enrollment of a service consumer against a service
>>  > provider,
>>
>>  "service consumer". maybe we should call it "client", simpler
>>  and more familiar term.
>
>Actually I went to "service consumer" just to get away from the familiar
>term at this time.  To many people "client" implies a person, and we
>want to deal with a "client machine" as well.

I agree with Alper on this one. Most people reading this will 
understand "client" as "system", especially if you say it explicitly 
in the charter. :-)

>  > > Each of these data items could be created by either the consumer or
>  > > provider at any point during the enrollment process.
>  >
>>  Saying each can be determined by any parties might be
>>  misleading. For example, authorization parameters cannot be
>>  solely determined by the client. The service provider has to
>>  at least agree with what the client proposes.
>
>This would be refined in the model document.

Right, but I think it is safe to simply say "These data items" 
instead of "Each of these data items".


--Paul Hoffman, Director
--VPN Consortium