This is a draft proposing a split in CAcert structure and management.

The organisation would be divided in 3 parts :

  1. a CA-tool core team
  2. a quality & audit team

  3. a CA production team

The CA-tool core team

It would be a separate entity from CAcert. The goal is to provide a core software for a community-CA. The software would be released as LGPL. So, several "open"-CA projects could use the core software. Some specific back-ends could be implemented by the specific CA by their dedicated team.We could call it "communityCA.org"

The quality & audit team

In charge of 2 areas :

Let's make it "security-CA" consulting. It can provide consulting for other projects & incorporated as a profit organisation.

The CA production team

It's the end CA. So, CAcert could be defined in this section. In charge of :

ProposedCommunityArchitecture (last edited 2008-05-22 22:17:12 by anonymous)