INTERNATIONAL  TELECOMMUNICATION  UNION

		     ITU-T RECOMMENDATION SUMMARY


Rec. No. : X.736

Title :	Information technology - open systems interconnection - 
	systems management: security alarm reporting function

Study Group : VII - Data Communications Networks

Version : New

Date of adoption : 1992

Notes :	Common text ISO/CCITT


Recommendation X.736 defines the security alarm reporting function. 
The security alarm reporting function is a systems management function 
which may be used by an application process in a centralized or 
decentralized management environment to exchange information for the 
purpose of systems management, as defined by CCITT X.700/ISO/IEC 
7498-4. Recommendation X.736 is positioned in the application layer of 
CCITT X.200/ISO 7498 and is defined according to the model provided by 
ISO/IEC 9545. The role of systems management functions is described by 
CCITT X.701/ISO/IEC 10040. The security alarm notifications defined by 
this systems management function provide information regarding 
operational condition and quality of service, pertaining to security.

Security-related events are of relevance to the provision of security. 
The security policy determines the actions to be undertaken whenever a 
security-related event has occured. The security policy may, for 
example, specify that a security alarm report be generated, a record 
of the event be made in a security audit trail, a threshold counter be
incremented, the event be ignored, or a combination of these actions be 
taken. Recommendation X.736 is only concerned with security alarm 
reporting.

Recommendation X.736

	- establishes user requirements for the service definition 
	  needed to support the security alarm reporting function;

	- defines the service provided by the security alarm reporting 
	  function;

	- specifies the protocol that is necessary in order to provide 
	  the service;

	- defines the relationship between the service and management 
	  notifications;

	- defines relationships with other systems management 
	  functions;

	- specifies conformance requirements.

Recommendation X.736 does not

	- define the nature of any implementation intended to provide 
	  the security alarm reporting function;

	- specify the manner in which management is accomplished by 
	  the user of the security alarm reporting function;

	- define the nature of any interactions which result in the 
	  use of the security alarm reporting function;

	- specify the services necessary for the establishment, 
	  normal and abnormal release of a management association;

	- define any other notifications, defined by other 
	  Recommendations, which may be of interest to a security 
	  administrator.



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