[CMC] CMC Resolution CMC-S04-R1: "Security Mandate"

[Adrian J. Hooke]

CMC Chairman: Resolution CMC-S04-R1 reads as follows:
CCSDS resolves to reaffirm its requirement for the inclusion of a security 
section in all future CCSDS Recommended Standards (Blue Books), including 
those that are in an advanced stage of development. To accomplish this, the 
CMC is asked to increase the resources for the Security WG to support an 
additional "Security Audit" function that will assist each WG in developing 
the rationale and explanation as to why or why not Security must be 
addressed in the CCSDS Recommended Standard, or to clearly state that 
Security has not been addressed owing to lack of resources.

Resolutions are intended to convey the broad will and intent of the CMC 
membership. Resolutions must be translated into one or more Action Items 
that will execute them. At present, Action CMC-S04-A15 reads as follows:
Poll agencies to see if they are willing to provide the resources necessary 
for the Security WG to support the addition of a new Security section to 
all future Blue Books. Assigned to: Agencies (All) Due: 30 June 2004

We are clearly past the due date for Agencies to identify their willingness 
to provide these additional Security resources, and there have been no 
responses. The CESG is therefore struggling with how to deal with the 
"unfunded mandate" that is implied by Resolution CMC-S04-R1. In particular, 
since there is pressure to progress the SLE specifications to Blue Books, 
it is not clear whether the CMC intends that Security must be addressed 
prior to their release - and if so, how the necessary work will be funded.

Could the CMC kindly advise the CESG as soon as possible with respect to 
their intentions to provide resources to support the "Security Mandate"? 
Similarly, if an Action Item needs to be levied on the CESG to generate 
modifications to current WG charters to perform this additional Security 
work (and to commensurately estimate the needed resources), could that 
Action Item please be added to the Spring 2004 minutes and transmitted to us?

Best regards

Adrian J. Hooke
Chairman, CCSDS Engineering Steering Group (CESG)
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