security

Security on the web encompasses many facets from encryption and privacy issues to firewalls. Security involves protecting items of value whether those items are credit card transactions, company or individual data. As more and more organizations are setting up gateways and web servers, and as more electronic commerce takes place on the Internet, security plays a vital role in protecting organizations' and individuals' privacy.

URLs:

IETF's Security Area

Discusses information on the Security Area Working Groups within the IETF and provides links to more information like related RFCs, working group's goals, etc.

Computer Security Division

Division that provides guidance in security matters to government and the industry

Security Considerations within MCI's Internet Network

Although this URL raises issues within MCI's Internet Network, it also gives a lot of food for thought in general regarding security

ON INTERNET SECURITY

Information on Internet security as presented by Netscape

Security FAQs

A good page of links to FAQs regarding specific areas of security

Print Resources:

• Building Internet Firewalls. D. Brent Chapman and Elizabeth D. Zwicky. O'Reilly & Associates. 1995. (ISBN 1-56592-124-0)
• Firewalls and Internet Security: Repelling the Wily Hacker. William Cheswick & Steven Bellovin. Addison-Wesley. (ISBN 0-201-63357-4)

W3E References:

PGP

RSA

firewall

Detail:

The IETF is charged with issues surrounding security on the Internet. As such, the following are the current security working groups within the IETF looking at specific areas of security:

• Authenticated Firewall Traversal (aft)
• Common Authentication Technology (cat)
• Domain Name System Security (dnssec)
• IP Security Protocol (ipsec)
• One Time Password Authentication (otp)
• Privacy-Enhanced Electronic Mail (pem)
• Public-Key Infrastructure (X.509) (pkix)
• Trusted Network File Systems (tnfs)
• Web Transaction Security (wts)