[CESG] Re: Results of CESG poll CESG-P-2015-10-003 Approval to publish CCSDS 350.1-G-2, Security Threats against Space Missions (Green Book, Issue 2)

CCSDS Secretariat tomg at aiaa.org
Mon Dec 14 20:33:13 UTC 2015


Dear CESG Members:

Conditions for approval to publish CCSDS 350.1-G-2, Security Threats 
against Space Missions (Green Book, Issue 2) have been addressed to 
the satisfaction of the ADs who posited them. The Secretariat will 
now initiate CMC polling.


>From: "Weiss, Howard" <Howard.Weiss at parsons.com>
>To: "Gian.Paolo.Calzolari at esa.int" <Gian.Paolo.Calzolari at esa.int>, "Thomas
>  Gannett" <tomg at aiaa.org>
>Subject: RE: Comment on CCSDS 350.1-G-2
>Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 15:21:28 +0000
>
>Gian Paolo
>
>Thank you!
>
>Howie
>
>
>
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>Howard Weiss
>Technical Director
>
>PARSONS
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>From: Gian.Paolo.Calzolari at esa.int [Gian.Paolo.Calzolari at esa.int]
>Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2015 9:31 AM
>To: Thomas Gannett
>Cc: Weiss, Howard
>Subject: Re: Comment on CCSDS 350.1-G-2
>
>Then Howie can go ahead with whatever he likes better  :o)
>
>Condition solved for me.
>
>Ciao
>
>Gian Paolo
>
>
>
>From:        "Thomas Gannett" <tomg at aiaa.org>
>To:        <Gian.Paolo.Calzolari at esa.int>, "Weiss, Howard" 
><Howard.Weiss at parsons.com>
>Cc:        "Tom Gannett" <tomg at aiaa.org>
>Date:        08/12/2015 14:37
>Subject:        Re: Comment on CCSDS 350.1-G-2
>
>
>
>
>Gian Paolo: "Is applicable to" and "can be applied to" are 
>synonymous, so my opinion is that we should choose one. --Tom
>
>
>At 06:33 AM 12/8/2015, Gian.Paolo.Calzolari at esa.int wrote:
>Howie,
>        I am surely not too strong for this, but I would rather prefer to say
>"This Informational Report can be applied..."
>
>I would like to know Tom's opinion too.
>
>Ciao
>
>Gian Paolo
>
>
>
>
>From:        "Weiss, Howard" <Howard.Weiss at parsons.com>
>To:        "Gian.Paolo.Calzolari at esa.int" <Gian.Paolo.Calzolari at esa.int>
>Cc:        "Weiss, Howard" <Howard.Weiss at parsons.com>
>Date:        07/12/2015 21:22
>Subject:        Comment on CCSDS 350.1-G-2
>
>
>
>
>Gian Paolo,
>
>I have received your comment on CCSDS 350.1-G-2 - Security Threats 
>Against Space Missions.
>
>I fully understand that a Green Book is not prescriptive.
>
>However, I want to point out that the wording of that paragraph was 
>carried over without change from the existing, published version of 
>the Threat Green Book.
>
>I would also like to point out that the section you are commenting 
>about is titled "Applicability."  Hence, the use of the word 
>"applicability" in the text.  "Applicability" does not imply that 
>anything is mandatory.  It simply means that it is 
>"relevant."  Other related words are "suitable," "appropriate," 
>"valid," "related," "pertinent," "fitting," or "proper."
>
>The latest Security WG GB published (Algorithms GB 350.9-G-1), in 
>the Applicability section says: "This Informational Report is 
>applicable to all CCSDS space missions with a requirement for 
>information confidentiality, authentication, or integrity."  Would 
>you be agreeable if I changed "This document is applicable...." to 
>"This Informational Report is applicable..." in order to make it 
>more clear that nothing contained in the document is mandatory?
>
>Regards
>
>Howie
>
>
>
>----------
>Howard Weiss
>Technical Director
>
>PARSONS
>7110 Samuel Morse Drive
>Columbia, MD 21046
>443-430-8089 (office)
>410-262-1479 (cell)
>443-430-8238 (fax)
>howard.weiss at parsons.com
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>From: "Weiss, Howard" <Howard.Weiss at parsons.com>
>To: "Mario.Merri at esa.int" <Mario.Merri at esa.int>
>CC: Peter Shames <peter.shames at jpl.nasa.gov>, "tomg at aiaa.org" <tomg at aiaa.org>
>Subject: RE: Comment on CCSDS 350.1-G-2
>Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 15:21:08 +0000
>
>Mario
>
>I will comply with your request.
>
>However, I'm very confused regarding the relationship of 
>the  "London Agreement" with this issue.  In no way are we implying, 
>advocating, or prescribing an architecture in the figure.  We are 
>not overlapping with anything being done by CSTS or MOIMS.  It is 
>simply meant to be illustrative.
>
>I have also cc'd Peter Shames and Tom Gannett for their comments.
>
>regards
>
>Howie
>
>
>
>----------
>Howard Weiss
>Technical Director
>
>PARSONS
>7110 Samuel Morse Drive
>Columbia, MD 21046
>443-430-8089 (office)
>410-262-1479 (cell)
>443-430-8238 (fax)
>howard.weiss at parsons.com
>www.parsons.com
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>From: Mario.Merri at esa.int [Mario.Merri at esa.int]
>Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2015 2:52 AM
>To: Weiss, Howard
>Subject: Re: Comment on CCSDS 350.1-G-2
>
>Howard,
>
>as I said, we should avoid to deliver architectural messages that 
>are also in contradiction with the "London Agreement". Therefore, I 
>would prefer if you could just leave the "wires" in the picture and 
>remove the labels. This should be a minimal effort task. Obviously, 
>if you plan to add additional text, you should not describe in words 
>what you had removed from the picture. I assume you will share with 
>me your proposed final solution.
>
>If you are not aware of what the "London Agreement" is, I attached 
>below the 1 slide that describes this agreement and that had been 
>endorsed by CESG and CMC. This will give you the perspective from 
>where my comments are coming from.
>
>Thanks
>
>__Mario
>
>
>
>
>
>From:        "Weiss, Howard" <Howard.Weiss at parsons.com>
>To:        "mario.merri at esa.int" <mario.merri at esa.int>
>Cc:        "Weiss, Howard" <Howard.Weiss at parsons.com>
>Date:        07/12/2015 21:05
>Subject:        Comment on CCSDS 350.1-G-2
>
>
>
>
>Mario,
>
>I've received your comment fro the CESG poll on the new version of 
>the Security Threats Against Space Missions (350.1-G-2).
>
>I understand your concern regarding SLE and FTP being shown on 
>Figure 3.3.  However, may I point out, the figure was actually 
>carried over from the existing, published version of 350.1-G 
>although currently it appears in Section 4.6 (page 4-12).  The 
>intent is to illustrate a "real-life" cross support environment as 
>can be seen by "company A" and "company B" being shown.  The idea 
>was to illustrate, as much as possible, how such a cross-support 
>environment could be affected by security issues.  Since SLE and FTP 
>are really used, that's why they are in the illustration.
>
>I certainly could remove mention of SLE and FTP and just leave the 
>illustration with "wires" between the sites.  But I could also add 
>more to the paragraph referencing the figure to state that its a 
>depiction of a real-life cross-support environment and how security 
>problems might affect it.
>
>Personally, I would prefer to leave the figure alone and add the 
>words.  What do you think?
>
>Regards
>
>Howie
>
>
>
>----------
>Howard Weiss
>Technical Director
>
>PARSONS
>7110 Samuel Morse Drive
>Columbia, MD 21046
>443-430-8089 (office)
>410-262-1479 (cell)
>443-430-8238 (fax)
>howard.weiss at parsons.com
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>From: Thomas Gannett [tomg at aiaa.org]
>Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 2:33 PM
>To: Weiss, Howard
>Cc: 'Keith Scott '
>Subject: RE: [Cesg-all] Results of CESG Polls closing 24 November 2015
>
>Howie:
>
. . .
>- the second two are Word "gotcha" errors that never show up until 
>printing (but I failed nonetheless to go back and check for them) 
>and are my problem in any event;
>
>-  for the first, if you mean "correct as it stands" rather than 
>Keith is correct, I agree. I have CCed him. . . .
>
>(KEITH: The apparently ungrammatical word "threat" is actually the 
>term defined in the singular. I think it is OK as it stands (in the 
>context of the subsection), but if you like I can italicize it or something.)
. . . .

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Weiss, Howard 
>[<mailto:Howard.Weiss at parsons.com>mailto:Howard.Weiss at parsons.com]
>Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 1:40 PM
>To: tomg at aiaa.org
>Subject: FW: [Cesg-all] Results of CESG Polls closing 24 November 2015
>
>Tom
>
>Regarding the comments I received on the Threat GB.....
. . .
>It appears that two of Keith's issues are Word-related.  The one 
>about "threat" vs. "threats" is correct since its commenting on the 
>section that also discusses risk and threat.
>
>CESG E-Poll Identifier: CESG-P-2015-10-003 Approval to publish CCSDS 
>350.1-G-2, Security Threats against Space Missions (Green Book, 
>Issue 2) Results of CESG poll beginning 30 October 2015 and ending 
>20 November 2015:
>
>                   Abstain:  0 (0%)
>
>   Approve Unconditionally:  4 (66.67%) (Shames, Scott, Suess, Barton)
>
>   Approve with Conditions:  2 (33.33%) (Merri, Calzolari)
>
>   Disapprove with Comment:  0 (0%)
>
>CONDITIONS/COMMENTS:
>
>Mario Merri (Approve with Conditions): Figure 3-3: The ground 
>connections between the Spacecraft Control Centre owned by Agency A 
>and the Instrument Control Centre owned by Agency B is indicated to 
>be SLE. Please remove SLE and put something like "Ground 
>Communications". Please do the same where "FTP" is indicated. 
>Despite these are only examples, we should avoid to deliver an 
>architectural message that is also in contradiction with the "London 
>Agreement".
>
>Keith Scott (Approve Unconditionally): COMMENTS:
>
>Last sentence in 2.2
>
>This document will concentrate on primarily providing the reader 
>with information on threat.
>
>Shouldn't this read '... on threats.'?
>
>======
>
>Section 2.4 page 2-3
>
>The relationship between threat agents and mission impacts is 
>illustrated figure 2-2. A list of threats specifically applicable to 
>CCSDS mission infrastructures is presented and discussed in section 0.
>
>Should this really read 'section 0'?
>
>======
>
>I think there's an "ERROR!Reference source not found" in section 4.2 
>(second paragraph)
>
>--keith
>
>Gian Paolo Calzolari (Approve with Conditions): Statement "THIS 
>DOCUMENT IS APPLICABLE TO MISSION PLANNERS FOR ALL CCSDS COMPLIANT 
>SPACE MISSIONS" cannot be included in a Green Book as they support 
>but not prescribe. Reword to e.g. "THIS DOCUMENT can support MISSION 
>PLANNERS FOR ALL CCSDS COMPLIANT SPACE MISSIONS"
>
>Total Respondents: 6
>
>No response was received from the following Area(s):
>
>CSS
>
>SECRETARIAT INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS:  Approved with Conditions
>
>PROPOSED SECRETARIAT ACTION:            Generate CMC poll after 
>conditions have been addressed

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