Network Information Services Infrastructure (nisi) -------------------------------------------------- Charter Last Modified: 09-Aug-95 Current Status: Concluded Working Group Chair(s): April Marine User Services Area Director(s): Joyce K. Reynolds User Services Area Advisor: Joyce K. Reynolds Mailing Lists: General Discussion:nisi@merit.edu To Subscribe: nisi-request@merit.edu Archive: Description of Working Group: The NISI Working Group will explore the requirements for common, shared Internet-wide network information services. The goal is to develop an understanding for what is required to implement an information services ``infrastructure'' for the Internet. The work will begin with existing NIC functions and services and should build upon work already being done within the Internet community. A primary goal of the group is to facilitate the development of relationships between NICs that will result in the presentation of a seamless user support service. NISI will work with all NICs, including the InterNIC, to achieve the goal of a fully-functioning, cooperative mesh of worldwide NICs. In addition to creating policies for interaction, NISI will address areas such as common information formats, methods of access, user interface, and issues relating to security and privacy of Internet databases. Goals and Milestones: Done Review draft for phase 1 and begin discussions for completing the second phase which is to define a basic set of `cooperative agreements' which will allow NICs to work together more effectively to serve users. Done Revised draft document ready for working group review. Document defines NIC functions and suggests some standardizations for NIC services, as well as offers new mechanisms for exchanging information between NICs. Done Document submitted as Internet-Draft for comment from a wider Internet audience. Done Working group discussed current Internet-Draft and suggested minor revisions. Decision made to continue Working Group activity beyond this document. Done First document released as Informational RFC. Outline and discuss new NISI tasks at IETF meeting. Done Write a document explaining the security issues of privacy and accuracy in Internet databases. Publish as an Informational RFC. Jun 93 Post an Internet-Draft of a NIC user handoff procedure based on the UCP work. Done Post an Internet-Draft describing NIC interelationships. Done Post an Internet-Draft describing accessing the nic-profiles data in the X.500 database at Merit. Dec 93 Submit the NIC Interelationship document for consideration as an FYI RFC. Dec 93 Submit the NIC-Profiles paper for consideration as an FYI RFC. Dec 93 Submit the User Handoff procedures for consideration as an FYI RFC. Done Complete draft for phase 2 suggesting cooperative agreements for NICs. Internet-Drafts: No Current Internet-Drafts. Request For Comments: RFC Stat Published Title ------- -- ---------- ----------------------------------------- RFC1302 Feb 92 Building a Network Information Services Infrastructure RFC1355 Aug 92 Privacy and Accuracy Issues in Network Information Center Databases