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Submitted-by: stephe@usenix.org (Stephen R. Walli)

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