Zone Integration Server 2.0r1
Product Standard
Copyright © 2003-2007 Schools Interoperability Framework Association, All Rights
Reserved
NAME
Zone Integration Server 2.0r1
LABEL FOR LOGO
Zone Integration Server 2.0r1
DESCRIPTION
The Zone Integration Server 2.0r1 Product Standard defines the requirements for
a Zone Integration Server to be considered conformant to the SIF Implementation
Specification (see below). The following definitions are used in
this document:
- The SIF Implementation Specification is the Schools
Interoperability Framework Implementation Specification 2.0r1,
supplemented by any Interpretations applicable to
this particular version and revision of the Specification. For a
description of Interpretations, see Section 9 of the
Schools Interoperability Framework Certification Policy.
- A SIF Zone Integration Server (ZIS) manages SIF-enabled
Applications (see below) within a logical entity known as a Zone.
See Section 3.3 of the SIF Implementation Specification.
- A SIF-enabled Application is a software product or service
that communicates with a SIF Zone Integration Server.
See Section 3.3 of the SIF Implementation Specification.
- TLS is version 1.0 of the Transport Layer Security protocol,
as specified in IETF RFC 2246.
- SSL3 is version 3.0 of the Secure Sockets Layer protocol, as
specified in the IETF Internet Draft
The SSL Protocol Version 3.0. For a discussion of TLS backward compatibility
with SSL3, see Appendix E to IETF RFC 2246.
- SSL2 is version 2.0 of the Secure Sockets Layer protocol, as
specified in the Netscape Draft RFC The
SSL Protocol. For a discussion of TLS backward compatibility with SSL2,
see Appendix E to IETF RFC 2246.
- HTTP is version 1.1 of the Hypertext Transport Protocol, as
specified in IETF RFC 2616.
- The SIF HTTPS Protocol defines a transport protocol that
combines a subset of HTTP with TLS, SSL3 and/or a limited subset of SSL2. See Section 3.3.7 of the SIF
Implementation Specification.
- XML is version 1.0, Third Edition, of the Extensible Markup
Language, as specified in the W3C Recommendation of 4 February 2004.
- The SIF Messaging Protocols define the sequencing and
processing of SIF messages. See Section 4 of the SIF
Implementation Specification.
- The SIF Message Specification defines an XML Schema (XSD) for messages exchanged between a SIF ZIS and a
SIF-enabled Application. See Section 5 of the SIF
Implementation Specification.
- The SIF Data Model defines an XML Schema
(XSD) for data exchanged between a SIF ZIS and a SIF-enabled Application.
See Section 6 of the SIF Implementation Specification.
- A GUID is a Globally Unique Identifier (also known as a UUID or
Universally Unique Identifier), as specified in the IETF RFC 4122.
CONFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
The conformance requirements for a Zone Integration Server are derived
from the SIF Implementation Specification. A Zone Integration Server
Application must demonstrate that it can:
- Meet all Zone Integration Server requirements documented in Section 3.3.5 of the SIF Implementation Specification.
- Support SIF-enabled applications that register with the ZIS and, if applicable, request data objects via the ZIS using version
2.0r1.
- Support SIF-enabled applications that register with the ZIS and, if applicable, request data objects via the ZIS using version
2.* or equivalent (*).
- Encrypt, transport, and authenticate encapsulated SIF messages in a
manner that conforms with the SIF HTTPS protocol.
- Exchange messages that are uniquely identified by a GUID and sequenced
and processed in a manner that
conforms with the SIF Message Handling
Protocols.
- Exchange messages that conform to the data definitions of the
SIF Message Specification. Required and mandatory elements must be
supported; optional and conditional elements may be supported at the
discretion of the implementer.
- Exchange messages containing data objects that conform to the
SIF Data Model. Required and mandatory elements must be
supported; optional and conditional elements may be supported at the
discretion of the implementer.
There are no requirements placed upon a Zone Integration Server that
constrain the way that the conformance requirements are met, and in
particular there are no requirements concerning how any software components
are integrated together to constitute a conforming product or service.
OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
None.
PORTABILITY ENVIRONMENT
None.
OVERRIDING STANDARDS
None.
INDICATORS OF CONFORMANCE
A test report from a currently approved formal release of the Zone Integration Server Test Suite is required. The Test Suite will be hosted on
SIFA’s web server and accessed over the Internet.
MIGRATION
There are no prior versions of this Product
Standard.
Copyright © 2003-2007 Schools Interoperability Framework Association, All Rights Reserved
Issue 1 - July 19, 2007
Revision History:
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Date |
Change History |
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July 19, 2007 |
First release of the Zone Integration Server 2.0r1 Product
Standard. |