Subject: Usage of Attribute Certificates for carrier Mobile Internet solution

From: "Francois-Frederic Ozog" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2000 04:27:37 +0100

I am architecting a product line for wireless networks. I beleive I can greatly enhance ease of management and add "corporate services" features using an authorization scheme based on Attribute Certificate is very attractive. I would like to take a decision on this scenario ASAP and need some feed back on wheter it stands water or not:

1) When will it be a safe choice ?
Our prototype should be ready in three months and full product release in nine.

2) What are the current implementations ?

3) When will those implementations be "carrier grade" ?
Environment may have to server millions of subscribers.

Thank you for your help.

François-Frédéric Ozog
Principal Software Architect
+ 1 425 943 7707

PS: I assume that I can define a specific profile of AC usage addressing concerns expressed in a number of threads such as "Path Names to AC Holders, Targets andProxies", "Why is the holder DN prefered?".