Sal has been talking to Ira Fuchs about it. However, CERN signed certs will not be recognized by current browsers. They expect to have 403b withholding agreements interface in place sometime in the first quarter of 99. Melweb is already accepting certs in test mode. Now they are talking to IBM about their Vault Registry product.
Campuses can also maintain local CRLs.
IBM won't sign the root, however, so this doesn't solve that problem. More info on this in a month or so. End of Steering Committee notes. Don met with Al Smith, Louis Hook, Dave Quandt, Luis Llambias and Mike Van Norman earlier in the week to determine long-term operational responsibilities for authentication on campus. It was decided that the BOL Help Desk is the logical place to put customer support.