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Why are corporate IT departments part of the working groups for TLS? What size company do you have to be to have representation? Do you have an example companie
by bogomipz 9y ago
Why are corporate IT departments part of the working groups for TLS? What size company do you have to be to have representation? Do you have an example companies? I guess I'm having trouble imagining the head of IT for a large insurance company gets a seat at the table.
- wmf 9y agoAnyone is allowed to participate in the IETF but no one has any formal authority so the analogy of a seat at the table doesn't fit. IMO users of a protocol should have some representation, although regulated enterprise users are a pretty small minority compared to consumers.
- detaro 9y agoIETF Working Groups are open, you can just sign up and go participate (or task an employee to do so).
- bogomipz 9y agoInteresting, thanks, I did not know this. I somehow thought it was based on other criteria(academic, hardware vendors, large internet companies etc.