Technical Agreements
This section of the Rulebook describes the technical arrangements required to implement an IDS-based data room. The IDS Rulebook specifies what is mandatory and what is optional to implement but keep some freedom how to realize these concepts (see also the section on the goals of IDS in the IDS RAM).
The technical agreements of the IDS-framework consist of the Reference Architecture Model (RAM) that provides a technology-independent perspective and the technology-specific specification on IDS-G. The two provide guidance to create the required components. The certification scheme including the certification criteria and the IDS-testbed helps validate compliance with the RAM and the specification. This is IDSA's so-called magic triangle, which is extended with the portfolio of open-source building blocks, such as commercial solutions that are certified but not mandatorily available as FOSS. The Rulebook itself provides a frame for the magic triangle by describing the overarching concept of data spaces.
The mentioned IDSA assets have a defined release time to ensure consistency between them. In general, an IDS asset can be released after approval by the IDSA working groups and final approval by the technical steering committee. To achieve reliability for industrial use of the IDS assets, major releases that contain fundamental changes may be conducted once per year. For more details see the table below.
IDS-RAM
Second quarter of a year
Working group architecture
IDS-G specifications
Fourth quarter of a year
Working group architecture
Certification scheme
Second quarter of a year
Working group certification
IDS-reference testbed
Fourth quarter of a year
Working group certification
IDSA Rulebook
Third quarter of a year
Working group Rulebook
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