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IC Technical Specifications
Cross Domain System Manifest Assertion
Overview
This XML Data Encoding Specification for Cross Domain System Manifest Assertion (CDSM.XML) defines detailed implementation guidance for using XML to encode CDSM data. This specification defines the XML elements and attributes, associated structures and relationships, mandatory and cardinality requirements, and permissible values for representing CDSM data assertion concepts using XML within the use of a Trusted Data Format (TDF) Object.
The IC Chief Information Officer maintains this specification via the Data Standards Coordination Activity (DSCA) and Common Metadata Standards Tiger Team (CMSTT).
Technical Specification Downloads
Latest Approved Public Release:
- XML Data Encoding Specification for CDSM (V2021-NOV - Standalone Package)
- XML Data Encoding Specification for CDSM (V2021-NOV - Convenience Package)
- XML Data Encoding Specification for CDSM (V2021-NOV - Light Package)
Mission Requirements
This specification is designed to fulfill a number of requirements in support of the transformational efforts of the Intelligence Community (IC). These requirements include:
- The need for a shared common manifest to securely encapsulate and transport things (e.g., patches) from one network to another.
- The need to normalize metadata to facilitate communication between groups (e.g., government, commercial industry) with regards to the transport of things (e.g., patches).
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IC Technical Specifications
Trusted Data Format - Base
Overview
This XML Data Encoding Specification for Trusted Data Format - Base (BASE-TDF.XML) defines detailed implementation guidance for using Extensible Markup Language (XML) to encode BASE- TDF data. This specification defines the XML elements and attributes, associated structures and relationships, mandatory and cardinality requirements, and permissible values for representing BASE-TDF data concepts using XML.
BASE-TDF.XML is the top-level specification from which all other Trusted Data Format (TDF) specifications are generated. TDF specifications, such as XML Data Encoding Specification for Trusted Data Format (IC-TDF.XML), inherit only those capabilities that are needed to fulfill its requirements. Child TDF instances will always validate against the parent BASE-TDF.XML schema, however, BASE-TDF.XML instances are not guaranteed to validate against child TDF schemas.
The IC Chief Information Officer maintains this specification via the Data Standards Coordination Activity (DSCA) and Common Metadata Standards Tiger Team (CMSTT).
Technical Specification Downloads
Latest Approved Public Release:
- XML Data Encoding Specification for Trusted Data Format - Base (V2021-NOV - Standalone Package)
- XML Data Encoding Specification for Trusted Data Format - Base (V2021-NOV - Convenience Package)
- XML Data Encoding Specification for Trusted Data Format - Base (V2021-NOV - Light Package)
Mission Requirements
Information sharing within the national intelligence enterprise will increasingly rely on information assurance metadata (including enterprise data headers) to allow interagency access control, automated exchanges, and appropriate protection of shared intelligence. A structured, verifiable representation of security metadata bound to the intelligence data is required for the enterprise to become inherently "smarter" about the information flowing in and around it. Such a representation, when implemented with other data formats, improved user interfaces, and data processing utilities, can provide part of a larger, robust information assurance infrastructure capable of automating some of the management and exchange decisions today being performed by human beings.
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IC Technical Specifications
DoD Discovery Metadata
Overview
This XML Data Encoding Specification for Intelligence Content Discovery and Retrieval (CDR) defines detailed implementation guidance for using result sets in service responses applicable to the IC and Department of Defense (DoD) and information produced by, stored, or shared within and between the IC and DoD. The Content Discovery and Retrieval (CDR) Search Component specifies the use of result sets in service responses. As the DoD Discovery Metadata Specification (DDMS) is the Intelligence Community (IC) and Department of Defense (DoD) standard representation for resource metadata, and the IC Information Resource Metadata (IRM) standard is a supplement to it, providing guidance on how to search for DDMS and IRM encoded data is important. This document provides implementation guidelines for the use of DDMS and IRM in query request expressions and query responses for the CDR Search Specifications.
This is the first release of the specification and therefore provides no backward capability.
Compliance with this specification is measured against all aspects of the technical and documentary artifacts contained within the specification release package.
This specification is maintained by the IC Chief Information Officer via the Data Coordination Activity (DCA) and Content Discovery & Retrieval Integrated Project Team.
Technical Specification Downloads
Latest Approved Public Release:
- None
Mission Requirements
This specification is designed to fulfill a number of requirements in support of the transformational efforts of the Intelligence Community. Many of these requirements are articulated in IC Directives.
This specification includes design features capable of:
- Use of result sets in service responses.
- Provides guidance on how to search for DDMS and IRM encoded data.
- Provides implementation guidelines for the use of DDMS and IRM in query request expressions and query responses for the CDR Search Specifications.
- Defines joint vision and shared oversight between IC and DoD.
- Outlines IC/DoD CDR IPT set of architecturally-driven standards and specifications that enable content discovery and retrieval of all IC and DoD data assets.
- DoD Metadata Working Group
- CDR Reference Architecture (CDR-RA)
- Advises on how to search documents which follow the DDMS and IRM specifications.
- Uses XPath as the notational convention.
- Defines dependencies
- Defines Version and XML Namespace Policies
- Provides info on running examples written in DDMS 5.0 to make work with DDMS 4.1 examples.
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IC Technical Specifications
IdAM: Full Service Directory
Overview
The Data Encoding Specification for the IC Full Service Directory Schema codifies the set of Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) attributes that IC elements are expected to provide when participating in the Intelligence Community Full Service Directory (IC FSD) architecture. The collection of attributes defined in the specification results in an overarching IC FSD Schema that is suitable for describing IC Entities within the TS/SCI environment. IC Entities may fall into the categories of an “IC Person” or “IC Non-Person Entity”, with the latter being used to define objects such as servers, devices, appliances, applications, and services that exist within the IC enterprise. The IC FSD Schema described in the specification is designed for implementation within LDAPv3-compliant directory servers.
Technical Specification Downloads
Latest Approved Public Release:
- Data Encoding Specification for IC Full Service Directory Schema (V2021-NOV - Standalone Package)
- Data Encoding Specification for IC Full Service Directory Schema (V2021-NOV - Convenience Package)
- Data Encoding Specification for IC Full Service Directory Schema (V2021-NOV - Light Package)
Value Proposition
The Data Encoding Specification for the IC Full Service Directory Schema defines detailed specifications for attributes that IC elements are expected to provide to the Intelligence Community Full Service Directory (IC FSD). Its function is to facilitate the availability, accuracy, and standardization of these attributes across the IC TS/SCI enterprise, building a consistent basis for capabilities including directory services, email functions, and attribute-based access control decisions. The specification defines:
- IC-specific Schema and supporting objectClasses for IC Entities
- Attributes, both standard and IC-defined, that must be managed by IC Elements
- Controlled vocabulary for those attributes whose use requires standard values
- Authentication requirements for the attributes
The primary audience for the specification includes those responsible for implementing and managing the capabilities that create, provide, modify, store, exchange, search, display, or further process IC FSD attributes.
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IC Technical Specifications
DigitalHazMat Commercial TDF
Overview
This XML Data Encoding Specification for DigitalHazMat Commercial TDF (DHZMC-TDF.XML) defines detailed implementation guidance for using XML to encode DHZMC-TDF data. This specification defines the XML elements and attributes, associated structures and relationships, mandatory and cardinality requirements, and permissible values for representing trusted data format data concepts using XML within the use of a Trusted Data Format (TDF) Object. It is a profile of XML Data Encoding Specification for Trusted Data Format (IC-TDF.XML) that is suitable for use by commercial entities in an unclassified uncaveated environment while maintaining the ability to become a full IC-TDF.XML TDF on networks that require it.
The IC Chief Information Officer maintains this specification via the Data Standards Coordination Activity (DSCA) and Common Metadata Standards Tiger Team (CMSTT).
Technical Specification Downloads
Latest Approved Public Release:
- XML Data Encoding Specification for DigitalHazMat Commercial TDF (V2021-NOV - Standalone Package)
- XML Data Encoding Specification for DigitalHazMat Commercial TDF (V2021-NOV - Convenience Package)
- XML Data Encoding Specification for DigitalHazMat Commercial TDF (V2021-NOV - Light Package)
Mission Requirements
This specification is designed to fulfill a number of requirements in support of the transformational efforts of the Intelligence Community (IC). These requirements include:
- The need for a minimized profile of TDF for commercial entity use in unclassified uncaveated environments.
- The need to provide non-repudiation, obfuscation, and secure cross domain transfer of digital hazmat across the various domains in the enterprise for provenance and analysis.