Archive for June 26th, 2005
Net Ready Key Performance Parameters (NR-KPP)

The Net Ready Key Performance Parameters (NR-KPP) is
comprised of the following elements: compliance with the Net-Centric
Operations and Warfare (NCOW) Reference Model (RM), applicable Global
Information Grid (GIG) Key Interface Profiles (KIP),
DOD information assurance requirements, and supporting integrated
architecture products required to assess information exchange and use
for a given capability.

Net Centric Operations Warfare Reference Model (NCOW RM) (a) The NCOW
RM serves as a common, enterprise-level, reference model for the DOD’s
Enterprise Architecture The NCOW RM will ultimately provide a common
architectural construct for NCOW with a common language and taxonomy.
The final version of the RM will include:

1. All Views (AV): AV-1 and AV-2
2. Operational Views (OV): OV-1, OV-2, OV-3, and OV-5
3. System Views (SV): SV-1, SV-2, SV-3, SV-4, and SV-5
4. Target Technical View

AV-1 Overview and Summary
Information Scope, purpose, intended users, environment depicted, analytical findings

OV-2 Operational Node
Connectivity Description Operational Nodes, operational activities performed at each node,
connectivity and information exchange need lines between nodes

OV-4 Organizational Relationships Chart
Organizational, role, or other relationships among organizations

OV-5 Operational Activity Model
Operational activities, relationships among activities, inputs and outputs.

OV-6c Operational Event-Trace Description
One of three products used to describe operational activity sequence and
timing – traces actions in a scenario or sequence of events and specifiestiming of events.

SV-4 Systems Functionality Description
Functions performed by systems and the information flow among system
functions, including information assurance functions

SV-5 Operational Activity to Systems Function Traceability Matrix
Mapping of systems back to operational capabilities or of system functions
back to operational activities.

SV-6 Systems Data Exchange Matrix
Provides details of systems data being exchanged between systems.

TV-1 Technical Standards Profile Extraction of standards that apply to the given architecture,
Including information assurance functions.

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SSAA vs. ISP

I've done a few System Security Authorization Agreements (SSAA's) but I
admit I'm doing Information Support Plans, ISPs (formerly C4ISPs) for
the first time.

I used to think that the SSAA was a little bit
too much information. Overtime I've learned that it make total sense.
It forces the Information System designers to answer important questions. Many times the
questions it answers aren't important until much later (such as life
cycle issues).

The ISP's puts the SSAA to shame in its sheer
volume of information that needs to be gathered. This is because it
includes the netcentric aspects of the system, the actual schedule and
money involved, acquisitions issues and a bunch of other things that I,
as a security guy, don't care about.

The ISP is a birds eye view
of the target system where the SSAA is a microscope into all levels of
security over the life of the system from cradle to the grave.

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