Mark Reichert Chief Technology Officer, Schools Interoperability Framework

Mark Reichert is employed as the Chief Technology Officer of the Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF) Association. Mark has been involved with the development of that association's specification for the past four years, and has worked closely with The Open Group in developing and providing compliance/certification testing around the specification. Over the past 15 years he has worked as a software developer in a number of techology sectors, from compilers and system software to telecommunications switching to educational publishing to library automation, intimately familiar with standards efforts related to each.

Presentation

Security in the Schools Interoperability Framework

The Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF) Implementation Specification leverages open standards such as HTTP 1.1 and TLS 1.0 to secure the transport of XML messages containing sensitive student-related data between disparate applications installed in a pK-12 educational environment. This environment can range from applications communicating within a single school to sharing data at district, state and federal levels. This session will examine the the three-pronged security model used by SIF (encryption, authentication and access control) and the role of a "Zone administrator" in securing the network of applications interoperating in a SIF "Zone."

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