There were two topics for the meeting:
Bridging the Bridges Update
The objective for this session was to provide feedback on activities since the July
2004 meeting and to get endorsement from Forum members to proposed activities.
Sender Authentication Strategy and Sender-ID Certification
The objectives for this session were
- To determine whether The Open Group should support the deployment of Sender-ID as a
mechanism for sender authentication
- To progress proposals for a certification progrem for Sender-ID
| These sessions were restricted to members of the Messaging Forum and invited technical
experts. Expanded notes and further information is available to members of the Forum. |
Bridging the Bridges Update
Since the July meeting, the following actions have taken place:
- Meeting with members of the TSCP group. There appear
to be opportunities for standardization associated with that project.
- Meeting
with interested companies in Berlin
- Participation in a group preparing a submission for EU funding for the European Bridge-CA
Russ Chung presented a list of barriers to cross-recognition between Bride-CA
organizations, that was reviewed and refined during the meeting.
It was agreed that continuing work with TSCP and the European Bridge-CA project are
appropriate.
Sender Authentication Strategy and Sender-ID Certification
The objectives for this session were:
- To determine whether The Open Group should support the deployment of Sender-ID as a
mechanism for sender authentication
- To progress proposals for a certification program for Sender-ID
Meng Wong (pobox.com), Harry Katz (Microsoft), and Dave Anderson (Sendmail), the
leaders of the Sender-ID proposal, joined the meeting via telecon to report on the latest
status of the proposal.
As a result of the discussion, there was general agreement that the potential risk
associated with deployment of Sender-ID is small and the potential gain is high. It was
agreed that The Open Group Messaging Forum would support Sender-ID and participate in
initiatives to encourage its industry deployment.
A proposal to develop a certification program for Sender-ID was briefly reviewed. Meng
Wong and Dave Anderson expressed initial support. The program would certify:
- Mail originating sites with valid and "useful" Sender Policy Framework records
- Mail Transfer Agents that implement Sender-ID
- Services that implement MTAs with Sender-ID
