************************************************************** Net Happenings - From Educational CyberPlayGround ************************************************************** ************************************************************************** Educational CyberPlayGround links to Technology <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Technology/Home_TECHNOLOGY.html> Find Information on Security for Teachers, Administrators, Ed. Tech, and Classroom Resources ************************************************************************** XML standard set for secure Web services The Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) has announced the inclusion of the Extensible Access Control Markup Language (XACML) as an OASIS-approved open standard. XACML, is designed for use in authorizing which individuals should have access to information. Authorization procedures developed based on XACML can be applied to all products that support the standard, regardless of which vendor makes them, allowing for organizationwide uniform enforcement. The standard will enhance agencies' information sharing capability while still complying with homeland security and privacy needs. http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2003/0217/web-oasis-02-18-03.asp ************************************************************** The Net Happenings mailing list is a service of Educational CyberPlayGround - http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ ************************************************************** If you have any questions, concerns, suggestions, or would like to sponsor the Net Happenings service - <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/Subguidelines.html> Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Change Email Preferences - <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/NetHappenings.html> **************************************************************