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- From: stephe@usenix.org (Stephen R. Walli)
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- Subject: Standards Update, The Distributed Security Study Group
- Date: 29 Dec 1992 14:23:02 -0800
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- Submitted-by: stephe@usenix.org (Stephen R. Walli)
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- Dave Rogers <drogers@datlog.co.uk> reports on the October 19-23, 1992
- meeting in Utrecht, NL:
-
- The POSIX Distributed Security Study Group (DSSG) met for the third
- and last time in Utrecht. This is the end of the six month lifetime
- of the study group. The group continues to be well supported and the
- Utrecht meeting brought a few new faces into the group, particularly
- European, but also a Canadian.
-
- The DSSG made progress with the approach of defining a security
- framework for POSIX by mapping the ECMA ``Open Systems Security - A
- Security Framework'' onto a POSIX environment with encouraging
- results. The draft framework produced has been used to make an
- initial identification of the services requiring Application Program
- Interfaces and has mapped known existing or emerging implementations
- onto the APIs identified. Other standards activities in this area
- have also been identified.
-
- A white paper titled ``A Distributed Security Framework For POSIX''
- has been published presenting the work done to date with the specific
- objective of stimulating discussion and comment.
-
- The DSSG has recommended the formation of a new POSIX working group to
- produce a ``Guide to Security within Distributed POSIX Systems'' using
- the white paper produced by the DSSG as the base document. A project
- authorization request (PAR) for this work has been submitted and will
- be considered by the POSIX SEC at the January meeting. An objective
- of this Guide is to produce a definition of the security services and
- APIs required throughout POSIX so that the adequacy of future PARs on
- meeting the defined security requirements can be assessed.
-
- If anyone is interested in obtaining a copy of the white paper or
- wants more information then contact the DSSG Chair:
-
- David Rogers,
- +44 81-863-0383 or
- +44 256-59222 x4083
- Data Logic Ltd,
- Queens House,
- Kymberely Road
- Harrow, Middx.,
- UK, HA1 1YD
- email: drogers@datlog.co.uk
-
- Volume-Number: Volume 30, Number 5
-