Term Paper

For 100 points.

Due: April 6, 2005

This is a group project. Maximum number of members in any group is 2.

Write a paper and make a presentation about one of the below three topics:

Notice: Your paper should be limited to 10 pages. The paper should have the following sections:

I Abstract

II. Introduction

III. The body of the paper,

VI. Conclusion

V. References

Your presentation should be made in power point or any other similar presentation packages such as Frelance of IBM, StarImpress of Sun, or Presenation of Corel . Your presentation, and your paper must be posted on your web site on emunix system.

Notice for each of the following topic use a search engine such as google.com or ask.com to find more links to these topics.

I. Security Information Management Systems (SIM).

Organization to install Security Information Management systems (SIM) has an option between server based software and appliances. Many companies have many different security packages installed on many different systems.  Computerworld in its issue of February2, 2005  divided the SIM market into two main categories. First vendors specialized in SIM such as OpenService, netForensics, Intellitactic, ArcSight and Network Intelligence Corp.  The other category include larger companies  such as IBM.s Tivoli Sotware unit, Computer Associates, Symantec Corp. and NetIQ Corp. These companies sell SIM products to complement their other management or security offerings.

 

1.         FEMA: National Incident Management System

... Developed by the Secretary of Homeland Security at the request of the President, ... procedures and systems;; Information management systems; and ...
www.fema.gov/nims/ - 32k - Cached - Similar pages

2.         eWEEK.com - Enterprise Technology News and Reviews

eWEEK Breaking information technology news, hardware, security, networking and ... Server management, Network management, Information systems management ...
www.eweek.com/ - 101k - Feb 11, 2005 - Cached - Similar pages

3.         OpenService - Network Security Information Management

... Security Information Management and Event Correlation Software. OpenService's security event management system, security information management system ...
www.open.com/ - 9k - Cached - Similar pages

4.         Security Information Management (SIM)

... STM's security information management system delivers centralized management ... Unlike security information management systems that are expensive and ...
www.open.com/products/security-threat-manager.jsp - 16k - Cached - Similar pages
[ More results from www.open.com ]

5.         Schneier on Security: Security Information Management Systems (SIMS)

... It's in this context that I want to evaluate Security Information Management Systems, or SIMS, which promise to solve a serious network problem: log ...
www.schneier.com/blog/archives/ 2004/10/security_inform.html - 26k - Cached - Similar pages

6.         CiscoWorks Security Information Management Solution - Cisco Systems

... Cisco 1160 for Security Information Management Solution Engine ... 1992-2005 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Terms and Conditions, Privacy ...
www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/cscowork/ps5209/ - 35k - Cached - Similar pages

7.         Auerbach Publications

... Information Systems Security, January/February 2005 ... Since 1993, the Information Security Management Handbook has served not only as an everyday ...
www.auerbach-publications.com/home.asp - 39k - Cached - Similar pages

8.         Security Event Management . Security Information Management

... Security Information Management. To comply with Sarbanes-Oxley, ... Review a sample of problems recorded on the problem management system to consider if ...
www.arcsight.com/sarbanes_oxley.htm - 28k - Cached - Similar pages

9.         Master of Information Systems Management

This is the official website of the Masters of Information Systems Management Program at Carnegie Mellon University.
www.mism.cmu.edu/ - 21k - Cached - Similar pages

10.       Implementing an Information Security Management System

... You can receive advice from independent consultants on how best to implement your information security management system. Undertake a Risk Assessment ...
emea.bsi-global.com/InformationSecurity/ ImplementingISMS/index.xalter - 20k - Feb 11, 2005 - Cached - Similar pages

 

II. Session Imitation Protocol:

Session Imitation Protocol (SIP) introduced in 1999 to provide means for real-time interactive communication over IP networks for voice, videoconferencing, chat, gaming or even application sharing.  ComputerWorld in its issue of February 3,  2003 pointed out that the important of Session Imitation Protocol (SIP) for networking has increased tremendously in the last year.  Following are some references. .

1.       SIP: Session Initiation Protocol  - a signaling protocol for Internet conferencing, telephony, presence, events notification and instant messaging.
www.cs.columbia.edu/sip/ Y! 
Directory CategoryMore sites about:  Computer Networking Protocols > SIP

2.              The Java Community Process(SM) Program - JSRs: Java Specification ...  - ... 2.1 Please describe the proposed Specification: The Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) is used to establish and manage multimedia IP sessions. ...
jcp.org/jsr/detail/180.jsp

3.            CryptoMail.org - Documentation - Protocol Specification - SeXMAP ...  - ... vendor "SecURL" which sells / licences its "Java Secure URLConnection Object" which conforms to the HTTPS/SSL protocol and the ... Secure Session Initialization. ...
www.cryptomail.org/documentation/protocol_specifiations/sexmap.html  search within this site

4.              The Solution Provider Lexikon session security, authentication, ...  - session security, authentication, initialization protocol (SSAIP). Session Security, Authentication, Initialization Protocol (SSAIP ...
w3.siemens.de/solutionprovider/_online_lexikon/9/f012009.htm  search within this site

5.              InformationWeek > News > Settling On Standards > May 14, 2001  - ... destination device and establish a session. It provides the gateway-to-gateway interface for the Session Initialization Protocol (SIP). ...
www.informationweek.com/837/ippbx2_side.htm  search within this site

6.              The .NET Initiative: A Review (MICROSOFT POWERPOINT)  - ... [6] Unapproved Draft: 1244.2 Draft Standard for Media Management System (MMS) Session Security, Authentication, Initialization Protocol (SSAIP). ...
ieee-tcia.org/sisw2001/BKH.ppt  search within this site

7.            Protocol Family Encapsulations (PDF)  - ... ROSE RPC RSH RSTAT RTCP RTMP RTP Reliable Transfer Service Element Remote Whois Service Advertisement Protocol Session Initialization Protocol Server Message ...
www.wildpackets.com/elements/WP_encasulation_chart.pdf  search within this site

8.              Magi Contact info Studies Scientific publications Master's thesis ...  - WarWorld - Session Initialization Protocol. as of 10/01/2000. Client-Server-Client Messages. NOTE: The '<',' characters below are ...
www.funet.fi/~magi/opinnot/linux/WW_InitProtocol2.html

9.           Authentication Protocol Initialization  - Authentication Protocol Initialization. ... If the authentication protocol creates a distinct work buffer for each EAP session, then the work buffer is session ...
msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/eap/eap/authentication_protocol_initialization.asp  search within this site

10.     New protocol connects voice over IP  - Well, if H.323 can be considered vanilla, then Session Initialization Protocol (SIP) could be strawberry. It's not any better or worse, just different. ...
www.nwfusion.com/news/tech/1213tech.html

11.    1T6-303 Exam Outline and Preparation Guide: TCP/IP Network ... (PDF)  - ... and servers * Identify characteristics of an LDAP conversation 9. Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) * Identify HTTP session initialization, data transfer ...
download.nai.com/products/media/sniffer/pdf/1T6-303testprep.pdf  search within this site

12.    Clarens remote analysis Clarens remote analysis enabling ... (PDF)  - ... Common protocol is XML Common protocol is XML ... Authentication Worker code invocation Result serializing Session initialization Session termination Session ...
www.ppdg.net/pa/ppdg-pa/idat/caltech-may02/scott_visit2.pdf

13.      BEA WebLogic Integration documentation: Uses of Package com.bea. ...  - ... An InitException is thrown if c-enabler session initialization fails ... is thrown if c-enabler session shutdown fails ... used by com.bea.b2b.protocol.xocp.application. ...
edocs.bea.com/wli/docs70/classdocs/com/bea/b2b/enabler/package-use.html  search within this site

14.      Clarens remote Clarens remote analysis analysis enabling enabling ... (PDF)  - ... RPC with SOAP close to working, Common protocol is XML ... Authentication Worker code invocation Result serializing Session initialization Session termination Ses ...
clarens.sourceforge.net/docs/clarens_ucsd_tutorial_may_2002.pdf

15.      TELEWARE - KONFERENSSIT  - ... Session Initialization Protocol (SIP) 17.3. Mobiiliverkkojen palvelut 17.3. GPRS mobiilipalveluiden pohjana 20.3. GPRS työasemakäytössä 20.3. ...
www.teleware.fi/konferenssit/MobCom2003/default.asp  search within this site

16.      sync4j API: Uses of Class sync4j.framework.protocol. ...  - ... regarding the body of the initialization packet are ... Methods in sync4j.framework.protocol.v11 that throw ... of ProtocolException in sync4j.framework.server.session. ...
sync4j.sourceforge.net/web/project/development/javadoc/sync4j/framework/protocol/class-use/Protoc olException.html  search within this site

17.      Graph Manipulation Operations  - ... how many lower level sessions this session will use. ... usually null) functions by the system initialization code. ... during system start-up for each protocol in the ...
www.cs.arizona.edu/xkernel/www/manual/subsection3_3_3.html  search within this site

18.      Zvon - RFC 2326 - Appendix A: RTSP Protocol State Machines  - ... The RTSP client and server state machines describe the behavior of the protocol from RTSP session initialization through RTSP session termination. ...
www.zvon.org/tmRFC/RFC2326/Output/chapter17.html  search within this site

19.      Communication Networks I (16:332:543)  - ... Main Topics: Initialization and Disconnect, Session Ids and Virtual Circuits, End-to ... Initialization. ... a network to have higher layers of protocol for rerouting ...
www.winlab.rutgers.edu/~ryates/rut/543/f98/lect/lecture9-15.doc  search within this site

20.                          FIX - Session Protocol  - ... The FIX session protocol is based on an optimistic model. ... Message Recovery. During initialization, or in the middle of a FIX session, message gaps may occur ...
logicandlight.com/projects/FIX/gen/MD_Session.html

21.     Microsoft Word - 407DE9FA-4C72-086CF2.doc(PDF File)

...operation of one of sub- component, session imitation protocol (SIP). Keywords Voice over IP, VoIP, Session Initiation Protocol, SIP, SIPSim.

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III. Security Assertion Markup Language

 

Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) is an XML-based framework for exchanging security information and more. Following are some reference to get more information about SAML.

1.       OASIS - Technical Committees - Security Services TC - SSTC  - ... F2F #3. The SSTC has agreed to call its specification Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML, pronounced "sam-ul"). We know of ...
www.oasis-open.org/committees/security/  search within this site

2.       Cover Pages: Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML)  - ... Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML). ... The Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) is "an XML-based framework for exchanging security information. ...
xml.coverpages.org/saml.html  search within this site

3.       OpenSAML - an Open Source Security Assertion Markup Language ...  - OpenSAML - an Open Source Security Assertion Markup Language implementation. OpenSAML is a set of open source Java and C++ libraries ...
www.opensaml.org/  search within this site

4.       Security Assertion Markup Language (PDF)  - ... Security Assertion Markup Language A Standards Approach to Authorization and Web Single Sign-on Multi-domain Single Sign-on with SAML Authentication End-user ...
www.rsasecurity.com/products/cleartrust/solution-bgs/CTSAML_SB_1101.pdf  search within this site

5.       Index » Title » Security Assertion Markup Language  - ... Schema Design Rules for UBL...and Maybe for You Schemas in a Document World Schema wrangling for fun and profit Security Assertion Markup Language Security on ...
www.idealliance.org/papers/xml02/dx_xml02/index/title/144384e40d8555002960436ed3.html  search within this site

6.       Security Assertion Markup Language  - ... November 13, 2002 | Mark Joseph Edwards | In Focus | InstantDoc #27280 Security Assertion Markup Language Will SAML help secure your Web applications? ...
www.windowswebsolutions.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=27280  search within this site

7.       Forums: - Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) Ratified as ...  - ... Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) Ratified as OASIS Open Standard. 0 replies. ... Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) Ratified as OASIS Open Standard, ...
www.xwss.org/thread.jsp?forum=107&thread=1120  search within this site

8.       [ggf-ogsa-sec-wg] [Fwd: [announce] Security Assertion Markup ...  - ... Index][Thread Index] [ggf-ogsa-sec-wg] [Fwd: [announce] Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) Ratifiedas OASIS Open Standard]. ...
www-unix.gridforum.org/mail_archive/ogsa-sec-wg/msg00045.html  search within this site

9.       Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML)  - ... Council, General Meeting, February 26, 2002 Security Update. Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML). Marc Chanliau. Click here to start. ...
www.simc-inc.org/archive0002/February02/Speakers/SAML-SIMC-short/  search within this site

10.   2002 11 06: Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) Ratified as ...  - Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) Ratified as OASIS Open Standard. Authentication and Authorization Standard Enables Single Sign-On for Web Services. ...
www.entrust.com/news/files/11_06_02_2.htm  search within this site

11.   SAML - a searchSecurity definition - see also: Security Assertion ...  - ... SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language) is an Extensible Markup Language (XML) standard that allows a user to log on once for affiliated but separate Web ...
searchsecurity.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid14_gci839675,00.html

12.   Security Assertion Markup Language (PDF)  - Page 1. Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) Hal Lockhart hal.lockhart@entegrity.com Page 2. 2 Agenda ! The problem space ­ Why invent SAML at all? ...
www.sia.com/tmc2002/pdf/HalLockhart.pdf  search within this site

13.   [announce] Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) Ratified as ...  - ... Subject: [announce] Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) Ratified as OASISOpen Standard: From: Carol Geyer <carol.geyer@oasis ...
lists.oasis-open.org/archives/announce/200211/msg00002.html  search within this site

14.   Securing Web Services  - ... Security Assertion Markup Language. SAML (pronounced "SAM-ul") is the OASIS solution. ... , Security Assertion Markup Language, ., WS-Security, ...
www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,519029,00.asp  search within this site

15.   OpenSAML - an Open Source Security Assertion Markup Language ...  - OpenSAML - an Open Source Security Assertion Markup Language implementation. ... Topic: OpenSAML - an Open Source Security Assertion Markup Language implementation. ...
instructionaltechnology.editthispage.com/discuss/msgReader$3105

16.   Assertions and Protocol for the OASIS Security Assertion Markup ...  - Assertions and Protocol for the OASIS Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) (2001) (Make Corrections) Carslile Adams, Nigel Edwards, Marlena Erdos, Phillip ...
citeseer.nj.nec.com/adams01assertions.html  search within this site

17.   Security Assertion Markup Language -SAML- Ratified as OASIS Open ...  - Click here to visit our sponsor. ClariNet Homepage, Security Assertion Markup Language -SAML- Ratified as OASIS Open Standard. Wednesday ...
quickstart.clari.net/qs_se/webnews/wed/bn/Bma-oasis.RF47_CN6.html  search within this site

18.   ePeople Supports Security Assertion Markup Language In Its ...  - ePeople Supports Security Assertion Markup Language In Its Customer Service Solution. ...
www.tmcnet.com/enews/071502a.htm  search within this site

19.   Phaos SAML: Java Support for the Security Assertion Mark-Up ...  - ... Java Support for the Security Assertion Mark-Up Language (SAML). ... Phaos SAML is a Java implementation of the W3C Security Assertion Mark-up Language (SAML). ...
www.pts.com/saml.cfm  search within this site

20.   XML 2002 - Topic Map  - Presentation: Security Assertion Markup Language [Star Tree]. Paper : ../papers/06-04-04/06-04-04.html. ... Relationships. Security Assertion Markup Language. ...
62.231.133.220/xmlus02-nav/xtm/security%20assertion%20markup.html  search within this site

 

 

 

IV. Grid Computing:

 

A new paradigm for next-generation computing is Grid computing. Harnessing unused CPU cycles of PCs on networks or Internet to power compute-intensive applications is the driving idea behind grid computing. Following references explain the concept and the important of Grid Computing;

1.Grid Computing ComputerWorld:

1. http://computerworld.com/networkingtopics/networking/management/story/0,10801,76946,00.html

2. Globus Project: http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/metaneos/talks/foster-html/

3. Rajkumar Buyya: http://www.gridcomputing.com/

4. RajKumar Buyya Ph. D. dissertation:  http://www.cs.mu.oz.au/~raj/thesis/

5. http://www.cs.mu.oz.au/

6. http://www.unimelb.edu.au/

7.IBM Grid Computing: http://www-1.ibm.com/grid/

8.USA TODAY: http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2003-01-08-shared-computing_x.htm

9. Global Grid Forum Over view: http://www.gridforum.org/

10. Curtise Franklin Jr. Network World Fusion 01/6/3:

http://www.nwfusion.com/research/2003/0106grid.html

11. Avaki: http://www.avaki.com/

12. Datasynapse http://www.datasynapse.com/

13. ENROPIA: http://www.entropia.com/

14. Platform: http://www.platform.com/