1 Secure Information Sharing Manager (SIS-M) MSCS Thesis Proposal Steve Wise

2 Agenda SIS Background WBEM Background SIS-M Concept SIS-M Summary Architecture Thesis Plan Deliverables Schedule

3 SIS Background Secure Information Sharing (SIS) –Purpose Utilize Role Based Access Control (RBAC) Implemented With a LDAP and Web Server Application, and RBAC Policies To Share Information Securely –Project Objectives Create Web-based Proof of Concept to Share Information Securely using Public Key Certificates (PKC) and Attribute Certificates (AC) Develop Easy-to-Use Installer Develop Web-based Management Interface

4 WBEM Background Web-based Enterprise Management –Purpose The Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) Industry Organization Develops Standards To Provide A Platform-independent, Common Management Infrastructure –Objectives Create and Refine Common Information Model (CIM) Standards For All Aspects Of Web-enabled Systems Management –CIM Clients, CIM Servers, CIM Object Managers, CIM Providers, CIM Communication Protocols

5 SIS-M Concept The SIS Manager (SIS-M) is Responsible For the Management and Monitoring of the LDAP, web server, and RBAC applications Within The SIS Implementation Objectives –Create CIM Compliant Management Capability for SIS –Develop CIM Providers For LDAP, web server, and RBAC Applications –Exchange WBEM Information To SIS-M Interface Using CIM-XML

6 SIS-M Summary Architecture SIS Management Client CIM-XML Encoder / Decoder HTTP Client SIS Management Server HTTP Server CIM-XML Encoder / Decoder CIM Object Manager Provider Web Server Application LDAP Application RBAC Application

7 Thesis Plan Utilize SIS Enterprise Architecture To Develop New Web-based Management Capability –Evaluate WBEM Implementations Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) OpenGroup’s Pegasus Center7’s OpenWBEM –Study CIM & CIM-XML Standards Developed By DMTF –Create Rules For Monitoring Enterprise System Health –Implement New SIS Management Capabilities Within the WBEM Layers (Provider, Management, and Application) –Document Management and Monitoring Capability in Thesis

8 Deliverables Thesis Documenting the Design and Implementation of SIS-M The New Management Capability, SIS-M, & Supporting Documentation The Enterprise Architecture & Test Results Findings Associated With The WBEM Infrastructure Used For SIS-M

9 Schedule TaskStartFinish Study WBEM Technologies1-May-0615-June-06 Study SIS Architecture1-May-0631-May-06 Design SIS-M1-June-0615-June-06 Implement SIS-M15-June-0630-Sep-06 Test SIS-M1-Oct-0615-Oct-06 Develop Documentation1-Oct-0630-Oct-06