All,

 A group of us are looking to use OrientDB in an exploratory configuration, 
designed to address security concerns in a multi-level and/or multi-network 
security realm form. Namely, among other things we will look at extending 
the row level security model that is now a part of Orient to include 
network based mediation; in other words, data access control is not simply 
a function of who you are but also includes where your client access point. 
This will allow for different security postures to be established for the 
same user when he/she is interacting with the DB from say a public site 
vice a provide site. 

In addition to using Orient, we are also going to take a look at Accumulo 
(which also has cell level security) potentially with Titan as a GDB front 
end and, finally, at PostgreSQL which also has work being done related to 
row level security. Right now Oracle stands alone with its technology for 
addressing this requirement, through the application of Oracle RDBMS, Label 
Security, Database Vault and Cross Domain Security Express.  

Several of my colleagues and I have some pretty good experience with these 
technologies in these sorts of DB configurations, having worked to 
successfully establish them in a variety of environments; we would like to 
see if we can build some alternatives in the OSS space, so that customers 
can have a choice! Of course we will be looking for great collaboration 
from teammates like you in this group!

Our initial activity will be to propose one or more architectural 
approaches that are designed to address the general requirements of such a 
configuration; we will draw upon various industry standard specifications 
around user identity management, mandatory and discretionary access control 
and event auditing that make up the bulk of these requirements (typically 
know as AAA in information systems security).

We have established a Google Group to support these efforts; please come 
check us out at:

https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!forum/mls-oss 

Looking forward to seeing many of you there!

Alan

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