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Working Group

Open Certification Framework

The CSA Open Certification working group is an industry initiative to allow global, accredited, trusted certification of cloud providers.
Open Certification Framework Working Group Charter
Open Certification Framework Working Group Charter

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Open Certification Framework
Working Group Overview

The CSA Open Certification working group is an industry initiative to allow global, accredited, trusted certification of cloud providers. It manages the foundation that runs and monitors the CSA STAR Certification program.

What do we discuss during our meetings? 
During these meetings we typically discuss changes in the industry and certification schemes, as well as collaborate on projects the group is working on. Be sure to familiarize yourself with the CSA STAR program as that is what this group is focused on.


Drafts & Important Docs


Working Group Leadership

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Tyler Messa

Tyler Messa

STAR Technical Director, CSA

Daniele Catteddu
Daniele Catteddu

Daniele Catteddu

Chief Technology Officer, CSA

Daniele Catteddu is an information security and risk management practitioner, technologies expert and privacy evangelist with over 15 of experience. He worked in several senior roles both in the private and public sector. He is member of various national and international security expert groups and committees on cyber-security and privacy, keynote speaker at several conferences and author of numerous studies and papers on risk management, ...

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Working Group Co-Chairs

Ryan Mackie
Ryan Mackie

Ryan Mackie

Principal, Schellman & Company

Ryan Mackie is a Principal at Schellman & Company, LLC. Ryan manages SOC, PCI-DSS, ISO, HIPAA, and Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) STAR Certification and Attestation service delivery and also oversees the firm-wide methodology and execution for the ISO certification services, including ISO 27001, ISO 9001, ISO 20000, and ISO 22301 as well as CSA STAR certification services. He has over 20 years of experience, including 14 at Schellman, 2 at P...

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Ronald Tse
Ronald Tse

Ronald Tse

CEO, Ribose

Ronald has served CSA in numerous capacities, including as a member of CSA's APAC Research Advisory and International Standardization Council. Additionally, he co-chairs the Open Certification Framework (OCF), SaaS Governance, and DevSecOps working groups. He is the founder and CEO of Ribose, where under his leadership the company has been consistently awarded the industry's highest cloud security ratings, including being the on...

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Publications in ReviewOpen Until
Context-Based Access Control for Zero TrustNov 27, 2024
Fully Homomorphic Encryption: A Comprehensive Guide for Cybersecurity ProfessionalsDec 06, 2024
AI Organizational Responsibilities: AI Tools and ApplicationsDec 08, 2024
Zero Trust Guidance for Small and Medium Size Businesses (SMBs)Dec 15, 2024
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Who can join?

Anyone can join a working group, whether you have years of experience or want to just participate as a fly on the wall.

What is the time commitment?

The time commitment for this group varies depending on the project. You can spend a 15 minutes helping review a publication that's nearly finished or help author a publication from start to finish.

Virtual Meetings

Attend our next meeting. You can just listen in to decide if this group is a good for you or you can choose to actively participate. During these calls we discuss current projects, and well as share ideas for new projects. This is a good way to meet the other members of the group. You can view all research meetings here.

No scheduled meetings for this working group in the next 60 days.

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Open Peer Reviews

Peer reviews allow security professionals from around the world to provide feedback on CSA research before it is published.

Learn how to participate in a peer review here.

Context-Based Access Control for Zero Trust

Open Until: 11/27/2024

The document "Context-Based Access Control for Zero Trust" provides guidance on implementing context-based access control (...

Fully Homomorphic Encryption: A Comprehensive Guide for Cybersecurity Professionals

Open Until: 12/06/2024

The document Fully Homomorphic Encryption: A Comprehensive Guide for Cybersecurity Professionals serves as an in-d...

AI Organizational Responsibilities: AI Tools and Applications

Open Until: 12/08/2024

The integration of LLMs and Generative AI introduces vital security considerations across development and deployment proces...

Zero Trust Guidance for Small and Medium Size Businesses (SMBs)

Open Until: 12/15/2024

In an increasingly digital world, small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are facing heightened security challenges, makin...