Re: X.500 Survey

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This is the last call for your responses to the X.500 Implementation
Survey. To date we received 10 descriptions and 2 promises. We know
that there are lots more X.500 implementation efforts. Please do take
the time to complete the survey form ASAP but at least by 15th March
1993.  Enclosed is a copy of the survey template. We apologize for the
duplicate copies you may receive. Just fill any one of them!

Thanks much.

Regards,

Arlene Getchell				Sri Sataluri
ESnet					AT&T Bell Labs.
[e-mail]				[e-mail]

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                X.500 Implementation Survey

Goal Of This Survey:

To gather new or updated descriptions of currently available
implementations of X.500, including commercial products and openly
available offerings.

The Integrated Directory Services (IDS) working group of the IETF plans
to update RFC1292/FYI11 "A Catalog of Available X.500 Implementations".
This RFC/FYI provides information to the Internet community regarding
the availability and capability of implementations of X.500. It does
not specify an Internet standard.

Instructions For Completing This Survey:

If you are an X.500 implementor or product representative with an X.500
implementation, please fill-out this survey using one form per
application suite or named application.  Return completed forms by
March 1, 1993 to:

        Arlene Getchell  ([e-mail])
		      or
        Sri Sataluri    ([e-mail])

For the purposes of this survey, we classify X.500 products as,
(a) DSA: A DSA is an OSI application process that provides the Directory
    functionality,
(b) DUA: A DUA is an OSI application process that represents a user in 
    accessing the Directory and uses the DAP to communicate with a DSA, 
    and
(c) DUA Interface: A DUA Interface is an application process that 
    represents a user in accessing the Directory using either DAP but 
    supporting only a subset of the DAP functionality or a protocol
    different from DAP to communicate with a DSA or DUA.
Choose the classification that best suits your product in completing
this survey.

Questions regarding how to complete the survey may be sent to either
Arlene Getchell ([e-mail]) or Sri Sataluri ([e-mail]).

We apologize for the duplicates received by those of you who are on
some or all the mailing list recipients of this message.  Please feel
free to pass this survey form to others who may have something to
contribute. The editors and the IDS working group thank you for your
participation!




	             X.500 Implementation Survey

             Return completed forms by March 1, 1993 to:

                  Arlene Getchell ([e-mail])
                                or
                  Sri Sataluri    ([e-mail])


NAME:

<List the name of the X.500 implementation, DSA, DUA, or DUA interface.
Fill-out one form per named implementation.  Implementations
with a registered trademark should show this by appending "(tm)", e.g.,
GeeWhiz(tm).>

ABSTRACT:

<Write a brief (less than 250 words) description of the application.
Specify clearly whether your implementation is a DSA, DUA or a DUA
Interface. If your implementation is a DUA Interface, state which
Protocol it uses (e.g. LDAP).>

COMPLIANCE (applicable only for DSAs and DUAs):

<State compliance with respect to the 1988 CCITT Recommendations
X.500-X.521 [CCITT-88], specifically Section 9 of X.519, or the 1988
NIST OIW Stable Implementation Agreements [NIST-88].  E.g., 88 Standard
compliant:  Search function or strong authentication not yet
implemented.

State if your implementation supports or plans to support the 1992
extensions to X.500.  If possible, indicate the projected date when
1992 extensions will be available in your implementation.>

COMPATIBILITY WITH PROPOSED INTERNET STANDARDS:

<State if your implementation supports any of the Internet Proposals
specified in the references [Draft 1], [Draft 2], [Draft 3], [RFC 1202], 
[RFC 1249], [RFC 1274], [RFC 1275], [RFC 1276], [RFC 1277], [RFC 1278], 
[RFC 1279].>

INTEROPERABILITY:

<State which other DUAs and DSAs this implementation is known to
interoperate with; also state test suite (if any) used to test
interoperability.>

PILOT CONNECTIVITY:

<Describe the level of connectivity your product can offer to the
following pilot directory services projects operational world-wide,
AARNET project, NADF Pilot Project, NIST Pilot Project, PARADISE, and
PSI White Pages Project.  Levels of connectivity are: Not Tested, None,
DUA Connectivity, and DSA Connectivity.>

BUGS:

<Warn the reader about any known problems and/or instructions on how to
report bugs.>

CAVEATS and GENERAL LIMITATIONS:

<Warn the reader about possible side effects or any short-comings,
e.g., log file size, a feature that works on one platform but not
another.>

INTERNETWORKING ENVIRONMENT:

<List environments in which this implementation is used.  Examples:
RFC1006 with TCP/IP, TP4 with CNLS, TP0 or TP4 with X.25, SLIP.>

HARDWARE PLATFORMS:

<List hardware platforms on which this application runs.  Also list any
additional boards or processors required.  Include any suggested or
required configuration options necessary for reasonable performance.
Example: GeeWhiz runs on all models of Sun-3, Sun-4, Sun-386i,
Macintosh, and on IBM PC/AT/XT and compatibles.>

SOFTWARE PLATFORMS:

<List operating systems, window systems, unbundled software packages,
etc. including version numbers required to run this application.
Include any suggested or required configuration options.  Example:
Distributed and supported for Sun OS version 4.0 and greater, and HP-UX
version 7.0 and greater.>

AVAILABILITY:

<State "openly available" or "commercially available".  Describe how to
obtain the software. If openly available, state distribution
conditions/restrictions. Include company or institution name, and
point(s) of contact for distribution, technical information, sales.
State postal addresses and email addresses, phone and fax numbers as
applicable.

Examples:

1) The "GeeWhiz DS" is commercially available from:
        GeeWhiz International
        135 A St.
        ATown, CA 94123
        Sales and Information: [phone]
        FAX: [phone]

2) "AllKnowing" is openly available via anonymous FTP from
ak.auniv.edu; file /pub/ak.tar.Z.  Contact A. Professor at
[e-mail].  Source code and executables can be freely
distributed for non-commercial use.>

DATE LAST UPDATED or CHECKED:
<State the date you completed this survey form.>

REFERENCES

[CCITT-88] CCITT, "Data Communications Networks Directory,"
Recommendations X.500-X.521, Volume VIII - Fascicle VIII.8, IXth
Plenary Assembly, Melbourne, November 1988.

[NIST-88] National Institute of Standards and Technology, "Stable
Implementation Agreements for Open Systems Interconnection Protocols,"
Version 2 Edition 1, NIST Special Publication 500-162, December 1988.

[Draft 1] Kille, S., A String Representation of Distinguished Names.
January 1993. INTERNET-DRAFT: draft-ietf-osids-distnames-05.txt

[Draft 2] Kille, S., Using the OSI Directory to achieve User Friendly
Naming. January 1993.
INTERNET-DRAFT: draft-ietf-osids-friendlynaming-05.txt

[Draft 3] Yeong, W., T. Howes, and S. Kille, Lightweight Directory
Access Protocol. January 1993.
INTERNET-DRAFT: draft-ietf-osids-lightdirect-03.txt

[RFC 1202] Rose, M. T., Directory Assistance Service. February 1991.

[RFC 1249] Howes, T., M. Smith, and B. Beecher, DIXIE Protocol
Specification, University of Michigan, August 1991.

[RFC 1274]  Barker, P., and S. Kille, The COSINE and Internet X.500
Schema, University College, London, England, November 1991.

[RFC 1275]  Kille, S., Replication Requirements to provide an Internet
Directory using X.500, University College, London, England, November
1991.

[RFC 1276]  Kille, S.,  Replication and Distributed Operations
extensions to provide an Internet Directory using X.500, University
College, London, England, November 1991.

[RFC 1277]  Kille, S.,  Encoding Network Addresses to support operation
over non-OSI lower layers, University College, London, England,
November 1991.

[RFC 1278]  Kille, S., A string encoding of Presentation Address,
University College, London, England, November 1991.

[RFC 1279]  Kille, S., X.500 and Domains, University College, London,
England, November 1991.

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