Network Working Group                                           O. Lendl
Request for Comments: 5105                                       enum.at
Category: Standards Track                                  December 2007


               ENUM Validation Token Format Definition

Status of This Memo

  This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
  Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
  improvements.  Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
  Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
  and status of this protocol.  Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Abstract

  An ENUM domain name is tightly coupled with the underlying E.164
  number.  The process of verifying whether the Registrant of an ENUM
  domain name is identical to the Assignee of the corresponding E.164
  number is commonly called "validation".  This document describes a
  signed XML data format -- the Validation Token -- with which
  Validation Entities can convey successful completion of a validation
  procedure in a secure fashion.

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction ....................................................2
  2. Data Requirements ...............................................2
  3. Digital Signature ...............................................3
  4. Field Descriptions ..............................................4
     4.1. The <validation> Element ...................................4
     4.2. The <tokendata> Element ....................................5
  5. Examples ........................................................6
     5.1. Unsigned Token without Registrant Information ..............6
     5.2. Signed Token ...............................................6
  6. Formal Syntax ...................................................8
     6.1. Token Core Schema ..........................................9
     6.2. Token Data Schema .........................................10
  7. Other Applications of the Token Concept ........................12
  8. IANA Considerations ............................................12
  9. Security Considerations ........................................13
  10. Acknowledgements ..............................................14
  11. References ....................................................14
     11.1. Normative References .....................................14
     11.2. Informative References ...................................15





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1.  Introduction

  In the case where an ENUM (E.164 Number Mapping [1]) domain name
  corresponds to an existing E.164 number [2], the delegation of this
  domain needs to be authorized by the Assignee of the corresponding
  E.164 number.  In the role model described in [15], the entity that
  performs this check is called the Validation Entity (VE).

  By conveying an ENUM Validation Token -- a signed XML document -- to
  the Registry, a VE certifies that delegation requirements have been
  met and are current.

  The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
  "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
  document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119 [3].

2.  Data Requirements

  In this model, the Token is the only piece of data passed from the VE
  to the Registry.  Therefore, the Token needs to contain at least as
  much information as the Registry requires to grant the delegation of
  the requested ENUM domain according to its registration policy.  As
  such, the Registry will need confirmation that:

  o  the Token was created by an accredited VE,

  o  the Token's duration of validity conforms to the policy,

  o  the validation procedure employed has met minimum requirements as
     set forth by policy,

  o  and that the Token is protected against tampering and replay
     attacks.

  Beyond such mandatory information, the Token may optionally include
  number holder information, in particular, to simplify future
  revalidations.

  For example, if initial validation requires the steps "Check the
  identity of the Registrant" and "Check the ownership of an E.164
  number", then a later revalidation only needs to re-check the
  ownership as the identity of the Registrant does not change.

  As the Token will be included (see e.g., [16]) in XML-based Registry/
  Registrar protocols like the Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP)
  [13], it is a natural choice to use XML to encode Validation Tokens.





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3.  Digital Signature

  According to the architecture model the propriety of an ENUM
  delegation depends on the trust relationship between the Registry and
  the VE.  In general, an untrusted link between the Registry and VE
  should be assumed (for instance, the Token is passed along with the
  registration request by a Registrar, who might have no role in
  asserting the right-to-use).  Therefore, the Token must be protected
  against forgery, tampering, and replay-attacks.

  A digital signature on the token:

  o  asserts that the token was indeed generated by the indicated VE
     (authenticity).

  o  guarantees that the token was not tampered with in transit
     (integrity).

  o  enables auditing the validation process (non-repudiation).

  The cryptographic signature on the token follows RFC 3275 (XML-DSIG
  [4]).  As tokens might be transmitted as part of an already XML based
  protocol, the exclusive XML canonicalization [9] MUST be used.  This
  transform guarantees that namespace declarations inherited from the
  surrounding XML do not invalidate the signature.  In order to make
  the signature an integral part of the token, the
  "enveloped"-signature mode is employed.  The signature covers all
  information contained in the Token.

  XML-DSIG offers a number of cryptographic algorithms for digesting
  and signing documents and recommends SHA1/RSA-SHA1.  Recent advances
  in cryptanalysis have cast doubt on the security of SHA1, thus
  rendering this recommendation obsolete (see e.g., the Security
  Considerations of [14]).  RFC 4051 [5] defines how additional
  algorithms can be used with XML-DSIG.

  Validation Entities MUST be able to sign tokens according to
  XML-DSIG, MUST support RSA-SHA1 and RSA-SHA256 [5], MUST support RSA
  key sizes of 1024 and 2048 bits, and MUST be able to embed X.509 [10]
  certificates.  The Registry MUST define which signature algorithms
  and key sizes it will accept in Validation Tokens as part of its
  local policy.

  The choice of a RSA-based signature does not require a public key
  infrastructure.  Whether the Registry acts as a certification
  authority, accepts certs from a public certification authority, or
  only accepts pre-registered keys is a local policy choice.




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4.  Field Descriptions

  The Validation Token is structured into three parts: the basic
  validation information, additional information about the Registrant,
  and the digital signature.  The XML schema can be found in Section 6.

4.1.  The <validation> Element

  A token MUST contain a <validation> element that contains the
  following:

  o  A single validation "serial" attribute identifying a validation
     token for a certain VE.  It must be unique per VE.

  o  A single <E164Number> element containing the underlying E.164
     number in fully qualified (international) format.

  o  An optional <lastE164Number> element.  If present, it indicates
     that the whole number block starting with <E164Number> up to and
     including <lastE164Number> has been validated.  To avoid
     ambiguity, both numbers MUST be of the same length.

  o  A single <validationEntityID> element identifying the VE.

  o  A single <registrarID> element identifying the Registrar on whose
     behalf the validation was performed.

  o  A single <methodID> element identifying the method used by the VE
     for validation.

  o  A single <executionDate> attribute containing the date of
     validation formatted as "full-date" according to RFC 3339 [6].

  o  An optional <expirationDate> attribute marking the expiration date
     of the validation token formatted as "full-date" according to RFC
     3339.  The Registry will automatically revoke the delegation at
     this date unless a new Token has been submitted that extends the
     lifetime of the validation.  A missing <expirationDate> indicates
     infinite validity of the Token.

  The format and the uniqueness-constraints of these IDs is left to the
  local policy of the Registry.









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4.2.  The <tokendata> Element

  A token may contain a <tokendata> section containing information
  about the number holder, consisting of the following elements:

  o  A single <organization> element containing the full name of the
     organization to which the Registrant is affiliated.

  o A single <commercialregisternumber> element.  If the Registrant is
     a company, then this field can be used to uniquely identify this
     company by its official registration number within the local
     country.  The interpretation of this field is thus
     country-specific.

  o  A single <title> element.

  o  A single <firstname> element.

  o  A single <lastname> element.

  o  A single <address> section containing the following elements:
     *  A single optional <streetName>
     *  A single optional <houseNumber>
     *  A single optional <postalCode>
     *  A single optional <locality>
     *  A single optional <countyStateOrProvince>
     *  A single optional <ISOcountryCode>

  o  Up to 10 <phone> elements containing full E.164 numbers.

  o  Up to 10 <fax> elements containing full E.164 numbers.

  o  Up to 10 <email> elements.

  All elements directly under <tokendata> are optional.  The
  <ISOcountryCode> element specifies the country using the alpha-2
  country code from ISO 3166-1:2006 [11] (including updates published
  by the 3166 Maintenance Agency).  The definition of the first five
  elements within the <address> element conforms to the second version
  of the E.115 Computerized Directory Assistance [17].











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5.  Examples

5.1.  Unsigned Token without Registrant Information

  This basic Token without any information about the Registrant and
  without the cryptographic signature shows the basic layout of the
  Token.

  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="no" ?>
  <token xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:enum-token-1.0" Id="TOKEN"
   xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
   xsi:schemaLocation=
   "urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:enum-token-1.0 enum-token-1.0.xsd">
    <validation serial="acmeve-000002">
      <E164Number>+442079460200</E164Number>
      <lastE164Number>+442079460499</lastE164Number>
      <validationEntityID>ACME-VE</validationEntityID>
      <registrarID>reg-4711</registrarID>
      <methodID>42</methodID>
      <executionDate>2007-05-08</executionDate>
      <expirationDate>2007-11-01</expirationDate>
    </validation>
  </token>

5.2.  Signed Token

  This example uses an X.509 based signature that includes the
  certificate of the signing validation entity.  Thus, the validity of
  the signature can be verified without the need for a key-server.  A
  valid signature is a necessary, but not sufficient, condition for a
  valid Token.  Any entity evaluating a Token needs to check other
  factors as well, e.g., the certificate and the XML schema.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="no" ?>
<token xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:enum-token-1.0" Id="TOKEN"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation=
"urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:enum-token-1.0 enum-token-1.0.xsd">
 <validation serial="acmeve-000001">
   <E164Number>+442079460123</E164Number>
   <validationEntityID>ACME-VE</validationEntityID>
   <registrarID>reg-4711</registrarID>
   <methodID>42</methodID>
   <executionDate>2007-05-08</executionDate>
 </validation>
 <tokendata xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:enum-tokendata-1.0"
  xsi:schemaLocation=
  "urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:enum-tokendata-1.0 enum-tokendata-1.0.xsd">



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   <contact>
     <organisation>Example Inc.</organisation>
     <commercialregisternumber>4711</commercialregisternumber>
     <title>Dr.</title>
     <firstname>Max</firstname>
     <lastname>Mustermann</lastname>
     <address>
       <streetName>Main</streetName>
       <houseNumber>10</houseNumber>
       <postalCode>1010</postalCode>
       <locality>London</locality>
       <countyStateOrProvince>London</countyStateOrProvince>
       <ISOcountryCode>GB</ISOcountryCode>
     </address>
     <phone>+442079460123</phone>
     <email>[email protected]</email>
   </contact>
 </tokendata>
 <Signature xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#">
   <SignedInfo>
     <CanonicalizationMethod
      Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#"/>
     <SignatureMethod
      Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmldsig-more#rsa-sha256"/>
     <Reference URI="#TOKEN">
       <Transforms>
         <Transform Algorithm=
          "http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#enveloped-signature"/>
         <Transform
          Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#">
           <InclusiveNamespaces
            xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#"
            PrefixList="enum-token enum-tokendata"/>
         </Transform>
       </Transforms>
       <DigestMethod
        Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256"/>
       <DigestValue
       >VxqsBxSNPFwPAUlCHts3g3DehcexnB1dqUz+GypLZ0k=</DigestValue>
     </Reference>
   </SignedInfo>
   <SignatureValue>
QKqphKRNPokVZFbenje+HZZV+RLrNweGnlWBw7ngAtH+rtuslR8LhMLmC4DlBb9V
HvKItl+7zLGm3VgYsqfHH8q3jCl1mFxUIuLlIPqtpJs+xAHAJDzZ+vmsF/q2IgrS
K0uMmKuU5V1gydDBOvIipcJx+PrPYyXYZSjQXkWknK8=</SignatureValue>
 <KeyInfo>
<X509Data>
<X509Certificate>



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P2iAJkJVC4t2XA==
</X509Certificate>
</X509Data>
</KeyInfo>
</Signature>
</token>

6.  Formal Syntax

  The formal syntax of the validation token is specified using XML
  schema notation [7] [8].  Two schemas are defined: The "token core
  schema" contains mandatory attribute definitions, and the "token data
  schema" defines the format of the optional "tokendata" section.  The
  BEGIN and END tags are not part of the schema; they are used to note
  the beginning and ending of the schema for URI registration purposes.


















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6.1.  Token Core Schema

  BEGIN
  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

  <schema targetNamespace="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:enum-token-1.0"
    xmlns:enum-token="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:enum-token-1.0"
    xmlns:enum-tokendata="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:enum-tokendata-1.0"
    xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#"
    xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
    elementFormDefault="qualified">

  <!--  Import common element types.  -->

    <import namespace="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#"
            schemaLocation="xmldsig-core-schema.xsd"/>
    <import namespace="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:enum-tokendata-1.0"
            schemaLocation="enum-tokendata-1.0.xsd"/>

    <annotation>
      <documentation>
        Validation Token core schema
      </documentation>
    </annotation>

    <element name="token" type="enum-token:tokenBaseType"/>

    <simpleType name="shortTokenType">
      <restriction base="token">
        <minLength value="1"/>
        <maxLength value="20"/>
      </restriction>
    </simpleType>

    <simpleType name="e164numberType">
      <restriction base="token">
        <maxLength value="20"/>
        <pattern value="\+\d\d*"/>
      </restriction>
    </simpleType>

    <complexType name="validationDataType">
      <sequence>
        <element name="E164Number"
                        type="enum-token:e164numberType"/>
        <element name="lastE164Number" minOccurs="0"
                        type="enum-token:e164numberType"/>
        <element name="validationEntityID"



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                        type="enum-token:shortTokenType"/>
        <element name="registrarID"
                        type="enum-token:shortTokenType"/>
        <element name="methodID"
                        type="enum-token:shortTokenType"/>
        <element name="executionDate" type="date"/>
        <element name="expirationDate"
                        type="date" minOccurs="0"/>
      </sequence>
      <attribute name="serial" type="enum-token:shortTokenType"
       use="required"/>
    </complexType>

    <complexType name="tokenBaseType">
      <sequence>
        <element name="validation"
         type="enum-token:validationDataType"/>
        <any namespace="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:enum-tokendata-1.0"
         minOccurs="0"/>
        <any namespace="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#"/>
      </sequence>
      <attribute name="Id" type="ID" use="required"/>
    </complexType>
  </schema>
  END

6.2.  Token Data Schema

  BEGIN
  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

  <schema targetNamespace="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:enum-tokendata-1.0"
    xmlns:enum-tokendata="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:enum-tokendata-1.0"
    xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
    elementFormDefault="qualified">

    <element name="tokendata" type="enum-tokendata:tokenDataType"/>

    <simpleType name="E115String">
      <restriction base="string">
   <pattern value="[&#x20;-&#x7A;&#xA0;-&#xD7FF;&#xE000;-&#xFFFD;]*"/>
      </restriction>
    </simpleType>

    <simpleType name="E115StringUb256">
      <restriction base="enum-tokendata:E115String">
        <minLength value="1"/>
        <maxLength value="256"/>



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      </restriction>
    </simpleType>

    <simpleType name="countryCodeType">
      <restriction base="token">
        <minLength value="2"/>
        <maxLength value="2"/>
      </restriction>
    </simpleType>

    <simpleType name="TokenType">
      <restriction base="token">
        <minLength value="1"/>
        <maxLength value="64"/>
      </restriction>
    </simpleType>

    <complexType name="addressType">
      <all>
        <element name="streetName"     minOccurs="0"
         type="enum-tokendata:E115StringUb256" />
        <element name="houseNumber"    minOccurs="0"
         type="enum-tokendata:E115StringUb256"/>
        <element name="postalCode"     minOccurs="0"
         type="enum-tokendata:E115StringUb256"/>
        <element name="locality"       minOccurs="0"
         type="enum-tokendata:E115StringUb256"/>
        <element name="countyStateOrProvince" minOccurs="0"
         type="enum-tokendata:E115StringUb256"/>
        <element name="ISOcountryCode" minOccurs="0"
         type="enum-tokendata:countryCodeType"/>
      </all>
    </complexType>

    <group name="tokenContactBaseGroup">
      <sequence>
        <element name="organisation"  minOccurs="0"
         type="enum-tokendata:E115StringUb256"/>
        <element name="commercialregisternumber" minOccurs="0"
         type="enum-tokendata:TokenType"/>
        <element name="title"         minOccurs="0"
         type="enum-tokendata:TokenType"/>
        <element name="firstname"     minOccurs="0"
         type="enum-tokendata:E115StringUb256"/>
        <element name="lastname"      minOccurs="0"
         type="enum-tokendata:E115StringUb256"/>
        <element name="address"       minOccurs="0"
         type="enum-tokendata:addressType"/>



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        <element name="phone" type="enum-tokendata:TokenType"
         minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="10" />
        <element name="fax"   type="enum-tokendata:TokenType"
         minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="10" />
        <element name="email" type="enum-tokendata:TokenType"
         minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="10" />
      </sequence>
    </group>

    <complexType name="contactType">
      <sequence>
        <group ref="enum-tokendata:tokenContactBaseGroup"/>
      </sequence>
    </complexType>

    <complexType name="tokenDataType">
      <sequence>
        <element name="contact" type="enum-tokendata:contactType"/>
      </sequence>
    </complexType>

  </schema>
  END

7.  Other Applications of the Token Concept

  The concept of the validation token may be useful in other
  registry-type applications where the proof of an underlying right is
  a condition for a valid registration.

  An example is a Top Level Domain (TLD) where registration is subject
  to proof of some precondition, like a trade mark or the right in a
  name.  Such situations often arise during the introduction of a new
  TLD, e.g., during a "sunrise" phase.

  A Number Portability (NP) database faces very similar verification
  issues.  An NP system based on the Token concept could potentially be
  superior to current methods, and aid in the convergence of NP and
  ENUM.

8.  IANA Considerations

  This document uses Uniform Resource Names (URNs) to describe XML
  namespaces and XML schemas conforming to a registry mechanism
  described in RFC 3688 [12].  IANA has made the following four URI
  assignments.





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  1.  Registration for the Token namespace:
      *  URI: urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:enum-token-1.0
      *  Registrant Contact: See the "Author's Address" section of this
         document.
      *  XML: None.  Namespace URIs do not represent an XML
         specification.

  2.  Registration for the Token XML schema:
      *  URI: urn:ietf:params:xml:schema:enum-token-1.0
      *  Registrant Contact: See the "Author's Address" section of this
         document.
      *  XML: See Section 6.1 of this document.

  3.  Registration for the Token Data namespace:
      *  URI: urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:enum-tokendata-1.0
      *  Registrant Contact: See the "Author's Address" section of this
         document.
      *  XML: None.  Namespace URIs do not represent an XML
         specification.

  4.  Registration for the Token Data XML schema:
      *  URI: urn:ietf:params:xml:schema:enum-tokendata-1.0
      *  Registrant Contact: See the "Author's Address" section of this
         document.
      *  XML: See Section 6.2 of this document.

  The IDs used in the validationEntityID, RegistrarID, and methodID
  elements are subject to local policy and thus do not require IANA
  registration.

9.  Security Considerations

  The security of the Validation Token depends on the security of the
  underlying XML DSIG algorithms.  As such, all the security
  considerations from [4] apply here as well.  Two points from [4]
  merit repetition:

  Transforms are used to select the relevant data for signing and
  discarding irrelevant information (e.g., pretty-printing and
  name-space local names).

  The <Reference URI="#TOKEN"> element and attribute combined with the
  Id="TOKEN" attribute in <token> specifies that the signature should
  cover the complete token.  Moving the Id="TOKEN" attribute to e.g.,
  the <tokendata> element would make the signature worthless.






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  It is thus critical that the Registry not only checks whether the
  Token passes a generic XML-DSIG signature check, but also that:

     1.  the signature uses approved transforms and cryptographic
         algorithms.
     2.  the signature references the <token> element.
     3.  the key used in the signature belongs to an accredited VE.

  The Token content is not encrypted.  If local policy dictates that
  the information contained within the token should be confidential,
  then this has to be handled through a different mechanism.

  When processing a delegation request, the Registry MUST verify that
  the information contained in the Token matches the delegation
  request.  The <registrarID> element in the Token prevents a malicious
  second Registrar from using an eavesdropped Token to register a
  domain in his name.  The Registry MUST verify that the
  <expirationDate> given (including the case of no given expiration
  date) conforms to the Registry's policy.  To avert replay attacks,
  local policy MUST specify how long after <executionDate> the Token
  can be used to authorize a delegation.

10.  Acknowledgements

  The author would like to thank the following persons for their
  valuable suggestions and contributions: Michael Haberler, Alexander
  Mayrhofer, Bernie Hoeneisen, Michael Braunoeder, Staffan Hagnell,
  Lawrence Conroy, and Tony Rutkowski.

11.  References

11.1.  Normative References

  [1]   Faltstrom, P. and M. Mealling, "The E.164 to Uniform Resource
        Identifiers (URI) Dynamic Delegation Discovery System (DDDS)
        Application (ENUM)", RFC 3761, April 2004.

  [2]   ITU-T, "The international public telecommunication numbering
        plan", Recommendation E.164, May 1997.

  [3]   Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement
        Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.

  [4]   Eastlake 3rd, D., Reagle, J., and D. Solo, "(Extensible Markup
        Language) XML-Signature Syntax and Processing", RFC 3275, March
        2002.





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  [5]   Eastlake 3rd, D., "Additional XML Security Uniform Resource
        Identifiers (URIs)", RFC 4051, April 2005.

  [6]   Klyne, G. and C. Newman, "Date and Time on the Internet:
        Timestamps", RFC 3339, July 2002.

  [7]   Maloney, M., Beech, D., Mendelsohn, N., and H. Thompson, "XML
        Schema Part 1: Structures", W3C REC REC-xmlschema-1-20010502,
        May 2001.

  [8]   Malhotra, A. and P. Biron, "XML Schema Part 2: Datatypes", W3C
        REC REC-xmlschema-2-20010502, May 2001.

  [9]   Eastlake, D., Boyer, J., and J. Reagle, "Exclusive XML
        Canonicalization Version 1.0", W3C REC REC-xml-exc-c14n-
        20020718, July 2002.

  [10]  International Telecommunications Union, "Information technology
        - Open Systems Interconnection - The Directory: Public-key and
        attribute certificate frameworks", ITU-T Recommendation X.509,
        ISO Standard 9594-8, March 2000.

  [11]  International Organization for Standardization, "Codes for the
        representation of names of countries and their subdivisions --
        Part 1: Country codes, 2nd edition", ISO Standard 3166,
        November 2006.

  [12]  Mealling, M., "The IETF XML Registry", BCP 81, RFC 3688,
        January 2004.

11.2.  Informative References

  [13]  Hollenbeck, S., "Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP)", RFC
        4930, May 2007.

  [14]  Schaad, J., Kaliski, B., and R. Housley, "Additional Algorithms
        and Identifiers for RSA Cryptography for use in the Internet
        X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Certificate and Certificate
        Revocation List (CRL) Profile", RFC 4055, June 2005.

  [15]   Mayrhofer, A. and B. Hoeneisen, "ENUM Validation
        Architecture", RFC 4725, November 2006.

  [16]  Hoeneisen, B., "ENUM Validation Information Mapping for the
        Extensible Provisioning Protocol", RFC 5076, December 2007.

  [17]  ITU-T, "Computerized Directory Assistance Version 2",
        Recommendation E.115v2, October 2005.



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Author's Address

  Otmar Lendl
  enum.at GmbH
  Karlsplatz 1/2/9
  Wien  A-1010
  Austria

  Phone: +43 1 5056416 33
  EMail: [email protected]
  URI:   http://www.enum.at/








































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