RFC 1244 (rfc1244) - Page 1 of 102
Site Security Handbook
Alternative Format: Original Text Document
Network Working Group P. Holbrook
Request for Comments: 1244 CICNet
FYI: 8 J. Reynolds
ISI
Editors
July 1991
Site Security Handbook
Status of this Memo
This handbook is the product of the Site Security Policy Handbook
Working Group (SSPHWG), a combined effort of the Security Area and
User Services Area of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).
This FYI RFC provides information for the Internet community. It
does not specify an Internet standard. Distribution of this memo is
unlimited.
Contributing Authors
The following are the authors of the Site Security Handbook. Without
their dedication, this handbook would not have been possible.
Dave Curry (Purdue University), Sean Kirkpatrick (Unisys), Tom
Longstaff (LLNL), Greg Hollingsworth (Johns Hopkins University),
Jeffrey Carpenter (University of Pittsburgh), Barbara Fraser (CERT),
Fred Ostapik (SRI NISC), Allen Sturtevant (LLNL), Dan Long (BBN), Jim
Duncan (Pennsylvania State University), and Frank Byrum (DEC).
Editors' Note
This FYI RFC is a first attempt at providing Internet users guidance
on how to deal with security issues in the Internet. As such, this
document is necessarily incomplete. There are some clear shortfalls;
for example, this document focuses mostly on resources available in
the United States. In the spirit of the Internet's "Request for
Comments" series of notes, we encourage feedback from users of this
handbook. In particular, those who utilize this document to craft
their own policies and procedures.
This handbook is meant to be a starting place for further research
and should be viewed as a useful resource, but not the final
authority. Different organizations and jurisdictions will have
different resources and rules. Talk to your local organizations,
consult an informed lawyer, or consult with local and national law
enforcement. These groups can help fill in the gaps that this
document cannot hope to cover.
Site Security Policy Handbook Working Group