Ross Callon, Juniper, Moderator
Merike Kaeo, Double Shot Security, Panelist
Chris Morrow, Verizon Business, Panelist

The IETF Operational Security for IP Network Infrastructure (OPSEC) working group is documenting current security practices, and the capabilities that are needed in network routers and switches to support these practices. This BOF will discuss in detail two documents that have been produced by the OPSEC WG, and will ask for network operator input on these documents. The documents to be discussed in detail include "Operational Security Current Practices" and Filtering Capabilities for IP Network Infrastructure, draft-ietf-opsec-filter-caps-00.txt.

Presentation from Ross Callon
Presentation from Merike Kaeo

About the Panelists

Ross Callon, Juniper, Moderator
  rcallon@juniper.net
Ross Callon is a distinguished engineer in the protocols group at Juniper Networks. He has extensive experience in routing protocol and high speed router design, and in protocol standardization. Ross Callon is co-chair of the IETF Operational Security Capabilities for IP Network Infrastructure (OPSEC) working group, and is IETF routing area director. He is coauthor of OPSEC Framework and Miscellaneous Capabilities specification, and contributor to the Provider-Provisioned VPN Security Framework.

Merike Kaeo, Double Shot Security, Panelist
  kaeo@merike.com
Merike Kaeo is Chief Network Security Architect at Double Shot Security. She is the author of Designing Network Security, published by Cisco Press, which has been published in eight languages and is being used as a curriculum textbook in a variety of network security courses. The second edition was published in November 2003. Merike has acted as a technical advisor for numerous security start-up companies and has been an instructor and speaker at a variety of global security-related conferences. She is also a frequent presenter at global ISP conferences including NANOG, RIPE, APRICOT and SANOG.

Chris Morrow, Verizon Business, Panelist
  morrowc@ops-netman.net
Chris Morrow is a Network Security Engineer at Verizon Business. Over the last 7 years his focus has been on network security issues affecting the former UUNET network and it's customers. Chris has been involved with the OPSEC effort for the last 2 years.