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security management infrastructure (SMI)
(I) System elements and activities that support security policy by
monitoring and controlling security services and mechanisms,
distributing security information, and reporting security events.
The associated functions are as follows [I7498-4]:
- Controlling (granting or restricting) access to system
resources: This includes verifying authorizations and
identities, controlling access to sensitive security data, and
modifying access priorities and procedures in the event of
attacks.
- Retrieving (gathering) and archiving (storing) security
information: This includes logging security events and
analyzing the log, monitoring and profiling usage, and
reporting security violations.
- Managing and controlling the encryption process: This includes
performing the functions of key management and reporting on key
management problems. (See: public-key infrastructure.)
