Macro-Perimeterisation
Encyclopedia
Macro-Perimeterisation is a concept related to the JerichoForum
that involves devolving a "part" of the security of the Internet
back to the Internet Service Provider
s (ISPs) and other network providers. It is one of the required activities involved in the concept of de-perimeterisation
.
Nowadays, the trust involved in the Internet assumes that the users have sole accountability for their actions in a network. However, the JerichoForum posits that accountability from the part of ISPs will soon be true of network connections to the Internet.
The following example may illustrate this concept better: some time ago, water
providers were able to make a profit without checking the quality of the water. It took the spread of diseases such as cholera
to make the public aware of the need to make providers accountable for the quality of their product. Consequently, it is now expected that tap water
will come through clean and safe.
JerichoForum
The Jericho Forum is an international group of organisations working together to define and promote the solutions surrounding the issue of de-perimeterisation. It was officially founded at the offices of the Open Group in Reading, UK, on Friday 16 January 2004...
that involves devolving a "part" of the security of the Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
back to the Internet Service Provider
Internet service provider
An Internet service provider is a company that provides access to the Internet. Access ISPs directly connect customers to the Internet using copper wires, wireless or fiber-optic connections. Hosting ISPs lease server space for smaller businesses and host other people servers...
s (ISPs) and other network providers. It is one of the required activities involved in the concept of de-perimeterisation
De-perimeterisation
In information security, de-perimeterisation is a concept/strategy used to describe protecting an organization's systems and data on multiple levels by using a mixture of encryption, inherently-secure computer protocols, inherently-secure computer systems and data-level authentication rather than...
.
Nowadays, the trust involved in the Internet assumes that the users have sole accountability for their actions in a network. However, the JerichoForum posits that accountability from the part of ISPs will soon be true of network connections to the Internet.
The following example may illustrate this concept better: some time ago, water
Water
Water is a chemical substance with the chemical formula H2O. A water molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms connected by covalent bonds. Water is a liquid at ambient conditions, but it often co-exists on Earth with its solid state, ice, and gaseous state . Water also exists in a...
providers were able to make a profit without checking the quality of the water. It took the spread of diseases such as cholera
Cholera
Cholera is an infection of the small intestine that is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The main symptoms are profuse watery diarrhea and vomiting. Transmission occurs primarily by drinking or eating water or food that has been contaminated by the diarrhea of an infected person or the feces...
to make the public aware of the need to make providers accountable for the quality of their product. Consequently, it is now expected that tap water
Tap water
Tap water is a principal component of "indoor plumbing", which became available in urban areas of the developed world during the last quarter of the 19th century, and common during the mid-20th century...
will come through clean and safe.