Re: future of IDS

[Vern Paxson <vern () ee lbl gov>]

> For example, wouldn't it be neat if there was a standardized,
> IDS-aware, and reliable way for applications to indicate that
> "Required authentication failed for resource X, reason Y" ...

Yes!

> Hopefully someone else can/will pick it up and run with it.

It looks like the IETF will soon create a working group to standardize ways
of describing security events so that different IDS can intercommunicate.
I'll post the announcement and mailing list info once it's available.
First meeting likely to be at the Orlando IETF in December.

                Vern