Your observation about the university dilemma with student
certificates is not a good example, I think. A school can issue
certificates with validity intervals tied to expected matriculation
intervals. That way only those who drop out, graduate early, or
experience a possible compromise need to be put on the CRL.
Yes, someone else pointed this out to me. So much for that example. :-)
With regard to getting PERSONA certificates, RSA is providing
just such a facility, without charge. So this concern is alreday
addressed.
When can I obtain details about this? Is it as simple as e-mailing
a certificate and getting back an automatic response? All I really want
is a way to get a certificate signed, sealed, and delivered within
a short period of time, because it will be a long time before PCA's
and CA's penetrate far enough into Australia to be useable.
Cheers,
Rhys.