Goals The goal of the Operational Security Working Group is to codify knowledge gained through operational experience about feature sets that are needed to securely deploy and operate managed network elements providing transit services at the data link and IP layers. It is anticipated that the codification of this knowledge will be an aid to vendors in producing more securable network elements, and an aid to operators in increasing security by deploying and configuring more secure network elements. Scope The working group will list capabilities appropriate for devices use in: * Internet Service Provider (ISP) Networks * Enterprise Networks The following areas are excluded from the charter at this time: * Wireless devices * Small-Office-Home-Office (SOHO) devices * Security devices (firewalls, Intrusion Detection Systems, Authentication Servers) * Hosts Methods Framework Document A framework document will be produced describing the scope, format, intended use and documents to be produced. Current Practices Document A single document will be produced that attempts to capture current practices related to secure operation. This will be primarily based on operational experience. Each entry will list: * threats addressed, * current practices for addressing the threat, * protocols, tools and technologies extant at the time of writing that are used to address the threat. Individual Capability Documents A series of documents will be produced covering various groupings of security management capabilities needed to operate network elements in a secure fashion. The capabilities will be described in terms that allow implementations to change over time and will attempt to avoid requiring any particular implementation. The capabilities documents will cite the Current Practices document where possible for justification. Profile Documents Profiles documents will be produced, which cite the capabilities relevant to different operating environments. Operator Outreach Much of the operational security knowledge that needs to be codified resides with operators. In order to access their knowledge and reach the working group goal, informal BoFs will be held at relevant operator fora. RFC3871 will be used as a jumping off point.