[TriLUG] "TBA" Course Curriculum and Other Matters

[Brian McCullough]

On Mon, Dec 08, 2008 at 11:04:52PM -0500, Brian McCullough wrote:
> OK, so we have, at least tentatively, agreed on an "all day" course on
> Saturday, 3 January 2009, 


I have suggested several different general and specific topics.  What do
people think is desirable and practical for such a tutorial or seminar?


Suggestions include:


 Web of Trust ( PGP-style and CA-style ( Thawte and CACert )), 
 The History of Certificates, 
 History of CACert and the Audit Process, 
 How to Create and Use Certificates, 
 The Implementation of your own private CA, 
 The Role of the CACert Assurer, 
 The Rights and Responsibilities of a CACert Community Member
 History of E-Mail and Web Certificates, Signatures and Encryption
 Definitions and other Trivia
 History of PGP and CAcert and How They Relate to Other CAs
 Theory of Webs Of Trust
 Theory of X.509 Certificates
 Practical use of PGP and X.509 Certificates
 Assuring party -- probably as part of the Lab, above.


 Obviously, covering all of these topics is impossible in the time
 available to us.


 Brian