*Action Items*
New
[AI] {Chris} will send the current version of the Strategies document to group via the list for a final review.
[AI] {SteveO} will submit the current (final) version of the Strategies document to the I2 document library.
[AI] {Kevin and Eric} will revise the text of the Futures (architecture) document to provide a common taxonomy.
[AI] {Chris} will post the most recent version of the Futures document to the WG’s website and send a note to the group via the list for review.
[AI] {Chris} will revise diagram one to clarify state transition.

Carry Over
[AI] {Jeff} will send the presentation for EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic regional meeting in January and review it for possible case study possibility
[AI] {Chris} will post message to the NetAuth and FWNA lists soliciting volunteers to develop an outline of issues for NetAuth in a federated environment.
[AI] {Chris} will solicit from the WG contributions about NetAuth vendor solutions currently being used.
[AI] {Mike} will provide a brief summary of ESnet collaborative trust domain commonalities.
[AI] {Individuals} will send in case studies for potential use in the Strategies document.
[AI] {Group} will review slides posted for EDUCAUSE regional group meeting.
[AI] {Group} will review information to be used as the appendix for the Strategies document.
[AI] {Chris} will find editors to help with the appendix of the Strategies document.
[AI] {Chris and Mark} will develop the NetAuth approach to NAT devices as a discussion topic for submission to the Effective Practices WG.
[AI] {SteveO} will post I2 document standard links to the WG’s website.

*Participants*
Chris Misra, University of Massachusetts (chair)
Mark Poepping, Carnegie Mellon University
Mike Wiseman, University of Toronto
Robert Brentrup, Dartmouth University
Kevin Amorin, Harvard University
Eric Gauthier, Boston University
Robert Lowe, Lawrence University
Terrie Clark, Internet2 (scribe)
Nick Lewis, Interent2
Steve Olshansky, Internet2
Charles Yun, Internet2

*Discussion*
The Security Professionals Conference was held April 4 – 5, 2005 in Washington, DC. Several members from the NetAuth WG attended. A BoF was held with participants discussing registration authentication enforcement. Participants were interested in joining the SALSA NetAuth WG. Presentation topics covered ‘pass/fail’ processing for devices connecting to network systems, recommending virus update downloads to users attempting to connect to the network, NetReg deployment and vendor technology. Conference proceedings are available at http://www.educause.edu/Proceedings/6706.

There will be a NetAuth WG session at the Spring Internet2 Member Meeting, May 2 – 4, 2005 in Washington, DC. The NetAuth/FWNA BoF is currently scheduled for 3:00 PM Monday, May 2, 2005 but may be rescheduled to a different date/time. For more information please see: http://events.internet2.edu/2005/spring-mm/.

The ResNet 2005 conference will be held in June, 2005 at Georgia Institution of Technology. For more information please see: http://resnet2005.gatech.edu/.

NerComp will hold a network security strategy workshop on May 17, 2005 at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. For more information please see: http://www.nercomp.org/calendar.html.

Changes to the Strategies document include addition of a change log, addition of a notification section, enhancement of the registration section, addition of a NAT device section and addition of an ARP manipulation for isolation section. The document will have one more review phase and then it will be posted in the Internet2 document library.

Several diagrams have been developed and are being refined for use in the Futures document. The group agreed that the diagrams need a common taxonomy and vetting in a broader audience. The group also agreed that the WG’s documents should reflect visibility into network elements under network managers’ control. While the group agreed that more text description is desired to clarify network state changes, the group is hesitant to add more diagrams to the Futures document. The group will develop case studies to be used as supporting examples for the Futures (architecture) documents. During the call it was decided to rename the Futures documents with a title reflecting a network architecture orientation. An additional document addressing network policy enforcement, network components, vendor solutions and network component interoperability is on the horizon for future WG development.

The Futures document will reflect future network architecture. An upcoming Components document will address protocol and policy application within components. Once these documents have been developed the WG will work closely with the Effective Practices group to develop use cases.

During the next call the group will discuss modification to the component diagram and its use in the Components document.

The next call is Thursday, April 28, 2005 at 12:00 PM ET. An agenda with the call in number will be sent out to the WG via the list prior to the call.