WG4: OSI Management

WG4 is currently pursuing work in the following areas:

1. Systems Management Security,
2. Security Audit Trail, and
3. Security for Directories.

In more detail, the standards pursued are:

OSI Security Management:

currently a Working Draft.

Security Audit Trail Function:

currently a CD, it is developed as part of OSI Management.

Security Alarm Reporting Function:

has become an IS.

Access Control for OSI Applications:

currently a Committee Draft. It addresses Access Control as it pertains to Management.

Security Audit Trail Framework:

currently a Committee Draft.

Directory Access Control:

a four part set of Amendments to the OSI Directory standard with all parts presently Proposed Draft Amendments. It should be noted that this Working Group has developed ISO 9594-8 (a joint ISO-CCITT standard), that provides an Authentication framework for the Directory.