Protected Entertainment Rights Management BOF (perm)

Friday, November 12 at 0900-1130
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CHAIRS: Mark Baugher (mbaugher@cisco.com)
        Thomas Hardjono (thardjono@verisign.com) 

AGENDA:

(1) Agenda bashing (5 minutes)
(2) Progress Review since 1st BOF (30 mins)
(3) PERM Architecture (45 mins)
(4) Charter discussion (40 mins)
(5) Open discussion (30 mins)


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Description of BOF:

The primary purpose of this proposed working group is to develop the PERM
protocol. The PERM protocol provides secure management of usage rights for
digital entertainment content. PERM is not intended to replace existing
television conditional access systems or device content protection
mechanisms. Rather, it is intended to complement such systems by providing
authenticated signaling of usage-rights for content works that have usage
rights associated with them. PERM signaling operates across heterogeneous
data networks, particularly home networks, and uses Internet standards
where appropriate.

The PERM Working Group will identify existing Internet standards-track
documents suitable for supporting PERM signaling and security needs.
This investigation will be documented as part of the a
"PERM Architecture Framework" Informational-track document.
Following the framework document, one or more PERM specifications
will be developed and published as standards-track documents.
This involves the working group providing security requirements
for the PERM environment and for the working group to ensure that
the PERM protocol is integrity-protected, optionally private,
and safe to use on both unicast and multicast networks.
The PERM working group will ensure PERM compatibility
with the authorization, credential, and public-key standards
published by the IETF.