IT Baseline Protection Manual - The Information Warfare Site

Safeguard Catalogue - Organisation Remarks
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Brief examples:
- Data in the existing data base XYZ must be taken over.
- The functions A, B, C must remain in the event of version exchange.
- The exchange of data with the UNIX system XYZ must be possible.
- Performance requirements describe the required performance as regards
throughput and running time. Information concerning the maximum
permissible processing time should be as precise as possible for the
required functions.
Brief examples:
- The maximum response time when carrying out function X must not
exceed 2 seconds.
- The encryption rate should be at least 60 KB/sec on a 486 DX 33.
- Other simultaneously conducted process must not be slowed down
by more than 30 % as a result of the product.
- Interoperability requirements, i.e. it must be possible to work together
with other products despite platform limitations.
Brief examples:
- Versions of the word processing program should be available for
Windows, UNIX and Macintosh platforms. It should be possible to
compile documents on one operating system and processes them on
another.
- The text processing program must be able to work together with the
mail program used.
- Reliability requirements affect the stability of the products, i.e. the
detection of errors and tolerance, failure and operational security.
Brief examples:
- Incorrect input by the user must be detected and must not cause the
program or system to crash.
- The data base must have mechanisms which allow all transactions to
be reconstructed (roll forward) in the event of a crash with
destruction of the data base.
- Conformity with standards. These may be international standards, defacto
standards or internal standards.
Brief examples:
- The product must comply with the EU monitor guideline
90/270/EEC.
- The implementation of a token ring LAN must be in conformance
with ENV 41110.
- The product must be in accordance with the X/Open Standard.
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IT-Baseline Protection Manual: Oktober 2000