Re: Open Letter on the Interpretation of "Vulnerability Statistics"

[Matt Zimmerman <mdz () debian org>]

On Thu, Jan 12, 2006 at 12:15:35AM +0100, Florian Weimer wrote:
> * Matt Zimmerman:
>
> > > Yes, this puzzles me too, but on the other hand, Debian became a CNA,
> > > and Debian's official policy is geared away from "responsible
> > > disclosure" -- all bug reports are supposed to be public.
> >
> > Debian isn't a CNA; as far as I know, it isn't possible for
> > organizations to become CNAs.
>
> <http://cve.mitre.org/cve/cna.html#cnas> lists organizations, not
> individuals.  The requirements are clearly geared towards
> organizations, too.

Unless things have changed since I went through the process, the authority
involved does not extend to Debian in general but only to specific
individuals.

-- 
 - mdz
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