IF-MAP
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The Interface for Metadata Access Points (IF-MAP) is an open standard client/server protocol developed by the Trusted Computing Group
(TCG) as one of the core protocols of the Trusted Network Connect
(TNC) open architecture.
IF-MAP provides a common interface between the Metadata Access Point (MAP), a database server acting as a clearinghouse for information about security events and objects, and other elements of the TNC architecture.http://www.computer.org/portal/web/computingnow/archive/news065
The IF-MAP protocol defines a publish/subscribe/search mechanism with a set of identifiers and data types.
Version 2.0 of the IF-MAP spec was published on September 13, 2010. The 2.0 version separated the base protocol from the metadata definitions that standardize how different types of information are represented. The goal in separating the base protocol from the metadata definitions within the standard was to allow the standard to be adopted across other technologies, such cloud computing
,http://opencloudconsortium.org/2010/02/22/if-map-based-intercloud-testbed Industrial Control Systems
,http://www.automation.com/content/securing-scada-and-control-networks smart grid, to leverage their existing data models within the MAP framework.https://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/091310-trusted-computing-group-cloud-security.html
Trusted Computing Group
The Trusted Computing Group , successor to the Trusted Computing Platform Alliance , is an initiative started by AMD, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel, and Microsoft to implement Trusted Computing...
(TCG) as one of the core protocols of the Trusted Network Connect
Trusted Network Connect
Trusted Network Connect or TNC is an open architecture for Network Access Control, promulgated by the Trusted Network Connect Work Group of the Trusted Computing Group . -History:...
(TNC) open architecture.
IF-MAP provides a common interface between the Metadata Access Point (MAP), a database server acting as a clearinghouse for information about security events and objects, and other elements of the TNC architecture.http://www.computer.org/portal/web/computingnow/archive/news065
The IF-MAP protocol defines a publish/subscribe/search mechanism with a set of identifiers and data types.
History
The IF-MAP protocol was first published by the TCG on April 28, 2008. Originally, the IF-MAP specification was developed to support data sharing across various vendor’s devices and applications for network security.http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/042808-interop-tcg.html The standard has also been adopted for additional use cases of data-sharing including physical security.http://www.securitymagazine.com/Articles/Online_Exclusives/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000886666Version 2.0 of the IF-MAP spec was published on September 13, 2010. The 2.0 version separated the base protocol from the metadata definitions that standardize how different types of information are represented. The goal in separating the base protocol from the metadata definitions within the standard was to allow the standard to be adopted across other technologies, such cloud computing
Cloud computing
Cloud computing is the delivery of computing as a service rather than a product, whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices as a utility over a network ....
,http://opencloudconsortium.org/2010/02/22/if-map-based-intercloud-testbed Industrial Control Systems
Industrial Control Systems
Industrial control system is a general term that encompasses several types of control systems used in industrial production, including supervisory control and data acquisition systems, distributed control systems , and other smaller control system configurations such as skid-mounted programmable...
,http://www.automation.com/content/securing-scada-and-control-networks smart grid, to leverage their existing data models within the MAP framework.https://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/091310-trusted-computing-group-cloud-security.html
IF-MAP Community
IF-MAP.com is the meeting place for IF-MAP Community. Launched in December 2010, IF-MAP.COM is expected to serve as a platform for innovators collaborating and contributing to the IF-MAP world.IF-MAP Adoption
IF-MAP is supported by a variety of vendors:- Great Bay Beacon endpoint profiler;
- Juniper NetworksJuniper NetworksJuniper Networks is an information technology and computer networking products multinational company, founded in 1996. It is head quartered in Sunnyvale, California, USA. The company designs and sells high-performance Internet Protocol network products and services...
Unified Access Control (UAC) and SSL VPN appliances (SA); - Infoblox Core Network Services Appliances and Orchestration (IF-MAP) Server;
- Insightix BSA Business Security Assurance suite;
- Lumeta IPsonar network discovery solutions;
- Hirsch Electronics Velocity Physical Access Control System
- Byres Security’s Tofino industrial security gateways.
- LogiSense Billing & OSS / Network Access Control;
- strongSwan Open Source IPsec VPN Gateway with IF-MAP Interface;