1 Background

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1.1 Principles

1. The following principles apply to the Site Certification process:

• P1 The S.E.E. Manager is the owner of the Site Certification process.

• P2 The S.E.E. Manager has the sole right to set or alter the terms and conditions of the Site Certification process.

• P3 Applicants can expect to be treated reasonably and equitably.

• P4 The Site Certification process will be conducted in a manner that insofar as is practicable minimises the costs of achieving the required level of confidence in the Applicant's S.E.E. Mail gateway.

• P5 The Site Certification process requirements will change from time to time to reflect changing standards and lessons learned to date. Such changes shall be notified promptly to Applicants and Participating Agencies.

1.2 Purpose

2. The purpose of the Site Certification process is to provide a benchmark for Applicants that will indicate gateways are able to exchange, block and report upon messages sent between S.E.E. Mail agencies so as to satisfy the basic security policy requirements of S.E.E. Mail.

3. Although secure e-mail gateway products may provide additional functionality outside of the minimum set of interoperation capabilities, Site Certification is not concerned with these, unless these additional functions adversely impact the functionality of S.E.E Mail.

1.3 Philosophy underpinning Site Certification process

4. The philosophy underpinning the Site Certification process is one of partnership. The process is intended to be inclusive and constructive.

5. It is in the interests of both the S.E.E. Manager and Applicants and Participating Agencies to work together in all aspects of the Site Certification process.

6. An important part of this philosophy is that costs and effort shall generally fall where benefits fall, but that the S.E.E. Manager and Applicants will make every effort to reduce costs and effort to a practical minimum. Each party to a Site Certification process will be generous in contributing, and parsimonious in charging for time and effort.

7. In keeping with this philosophy the S.E.E. Manager may direct Participating Agencies being used as Operational Reference Sites not to charge the Applicants for recovery of direct costs borne by them as part of the process of testing revisions of Accredited Software, where estimates of such charges are provided by the Applicants in advance, and agreed by the S.E.E. Manager, and where those estimates have not been exceeded.