1. National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology Asia Pacific Grid PMA Yoshio Tanaka APGrid PMA, Chair Grid Technology Research Center, AIST, Japan

2. Background Many Asia-Pacific countries are going to have strong motivation for international collaboration with the outside of Asia Pacific. LCG, OSC, TeraGrid, etc … PRAGMA & TeraGrid, UK-eScience, EGEE, etc. Key issue for the collaboration is CA operation Most Certificate Authorities in Asia-Pacific countries were experimental-level No CP/CPS Not strictly operated

3. APGrid PMA: Asia Pacific Grid PMA General Policy Management Authority in Asia Pacific Not specific for ApGrid, Not specific for PRAGMA … Unofficially started in 2003 Before GGF7@Tokyo Launched on June 1 st, 2004 Defines minimum CA requirements APGrid PMA approved that we accept two levels of CA: Experimental-level CA Alternative of the Globus CA Can be trusted within A-P communities Production-level CA Strict management is necessary Expected to be trusted by international communities

4. APGridPMA: Members AffiliationNameProduction CAExperimental CA AIST / JapanYoshio Tanakain operationin operation (limited use) ASCC / TaiwanEric Yenin operationnone KISTI / KoreaSangwan Kimin operation CNIC/SDG / ChinaKai Nanaccreditedin operation IHEP / ChinaGonxing Sunin operationnone APAC/AustraliaDavid Bannonin operationwill close NAREGI/JapanMasataka Kanamoriin operationclosed NCHC / TaiwanTsung-Ying Wuaccreditedin operation (limited use) SDSC(PRAGMA) / USAMason Katzplanning NECTEC / ThailandSornthep VannaratPlanningIn operation NGO / SingaporeJon Lauunder reviewnone KEK / JapanTakashi Sasakiin operationwill close HKU / HongKongChen Lin, Elaineno planin operation U of Hyd / IndiaArun Agarwalno planin operation USM / MalaysiaBoon Yaikno planin operation Osaka U / JapanSusumu Dateno planin operation

5. APGridPMA: Activities Defines and approves documents such as charter and the minimum CA requirements Accreditation of CAs 9 accredited CAs AIST, APAC, ASGCC, CNIC, IHEP, KEK, KISTI, NAREGI, NCHC 7 CAs are in operation CNIC/SDG will change the structure and will be re- accreditedAudit Audit checklist was drafted based on WebTrust criteria and the minimum CA requirement AIST, ASGCC, IHEP, CNIC have been audited by the other CAs. APAC will be audited after PRAGMA 10.

6. APGridPMA: Activities (cont d) Regular (monthly) VTC. Brief status reports of each CA In-depth report of a CA Decisions Examination for accreditation of a CA Approval of charter, minimum CA requirements, etc. Open discussions (physical) face-to-face meeting (at least) once per year. 1 st face-to-face meeting was in Dec. 2005, Beijing. Discussions by emails Discussions with the other PMAs

7. What PRAGMA can do? Launch a PRAGMA CA, which is a catch-all CA for PRAGMA. Issues IGTF-accredited certificates for PRAGMA members.Procedures Design architecture Draft CP/CPS Review by the APGrid PMA