An XML-Seamless Policy Based Management Framework

摘要: The great variety of policy representation forms currently existing (e.g., LDAP schemas, PIBs, MIBs, plain text, etc.) is leading to interoperability and manageability problems, mainly in inter-domain management environments, but also between the elements (i.e., PMTs, PDPs, PEPs) dealing with exchanging policies inside one particular domain. use XML technologies provides a solution this important limitation. This paper describes seamless integration policy-based framework. It includes proposal for an XML-based architecture, definition PIB (Policy Information Base) new Java COPS (Common Open Policy Service) implementation supporting both XML-encoding BER-encoding data exchanged PDP servers PEP clients. analyses main techniques used ensure provision security services policies.