JTC 1 TAG Administrator, Information Technology Industry Council (ITI)
1250 Eye St. NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20005
Telephone 202-737-8888; Fax 202-638-4922;
Email: jtc1tag@itic.org
ACTION REQUESTED
| Date: | March 17, 1999 |
| Project: | 1007-L |
| Enclosure: | FDIS 9798-2 (Paper only document, 3/19/99 mailing) |
| Reply to: | Barbara Bennett |
| Phone: | 202-626-5743 |
| Email: | bbennett@itic.org |
| NCITS/T4 Rec. Due: | April 1, 1999 |
| Anticipated JTC 1 TAG Ballot: | April 1 -April 30, 1999 |
| Possible Reconsideration Period: | May 3 - May 10, 1998 |
| U.S. Vote to ANSI: | May 11, 1999 |
| JTC 1 Closing Date: | May 11, 1999 |
| To: | NCITS/T4 Chair: R. Chester (Email) |
| NCITS/T4 Intl. Representative: K. Randall (Email) | |
| Subject: | Advance Notification of ISO/IEC FDIS 9798-2, Information technology - Security techniques - Entity authentication - Part 2: Mechanisms using symmetric encipherment algorithms |
The JTC 1 TAG Administrator received the subject FDIS on March 15, 1999. It is distributed for ISO/IEC JTC 1 final letter ballot. The JTC 1 TAG requires a recommendation from the U.S. TAG.
However, as noted in section 5.8.4.3 of the "JTC 1 TAG/TD-1, Organization and Procedures", approved July 1998, "When the JTC 1 TAG Administrator receives an FDIS ballot, the administrator contacts the appropriate TAG Administrator to get an update on the TAG position on the final CD ballot. If the TAG Administrator determines that no substantial differences exist between the final CD and the DIS , the recommended JTC 1 TAG position on the final DIS ballot shall be the same as the TAG position on the final CD ballot. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will then ballot the DIS."
ACTION #1
The FDIS ballot began March 11, 1999 and ends May 11, 1999 (2-months only). The committee should confirm that its position on the FDIS is the same as it was for the FCD, or alternately, submit a proposed U.S. National Body position.
For example, the committee should notify the JTC 1 TAG Administrator of any changes to the U.S. vote on the FCD ballot, such as the effect of (any) comments accommodated at the ballot resolution meeting.
The last position forwarded by NCITS/T4 was to disapprove.
The position options are: approval of the technical content as presented or disapprove for the technical reasons to be stated. Technical and editorial comments will not be considered, as noted in section 9.7 of the 4th Edition of the JTC 1 Directives.
IMPORTANT
The notification should be received no later than April 1, 1999 so that, if necessary, a 10-day reconsideration ballot may be conducted and the U.S. vote forwarded to ANSI by the JTC 1 closing date of May 11, 1999.
ACTION #2
The committee should recommend to NCITS, the suitability of this FDIS for adoption of as an American National Standard (two-thirds voting requirement).
ACTION REQUIRED BY JTC 1 TAG
JTC 1 TAG members should review the FDIS document at this time and anticipate the JTC 1 TAG Letter Ballot on this subject posted to the Online Balloting System .