IDS Specifications on IDS-G

IDS-G provides specifications and further documentation from IDSA to the public. While the RAM is technology independent, the specifications on IDS-G describe the binding of the RAM to technological concepts and focus on documentation and specifications for IDS based solutions. IDS-G's main branch is stable and therefore the reliable foundation for the development and maintenance of IDS-based solutions. It is maintained under the umbrella of the IDSA technical steering committee.

Additionally, IDS-G provides access to the IDSA open source projects. Currently, the following open source projects are available:

• IDS information model

More open source projects will be set up by the IDSA technical steering committee in the future.

The specifications in IDS-G distinguish between four different aspects:

• Components: The framework for implementing IDS components as derived from the business layer in the RAM and described in the system layer, including the use of certain technologies and standards.

• Communication: The interaction and communication of the IDS components requires a clear specification to achieve interoperability. The communication section distinguishes between messages and message types and the interaction sequences between the components and related state machines to keep the interaction synchronized. Based on these two aspects bindings to technologies are derived.

• Information model: The IDS information model provides fundamental concepts to describe data products based on the IDS core concepts and fundamental standards DCAT for data assets and ODRL for contract policies.

• Usage control: Usage control is a fundamental mechanism in IDS. This section describes the usage contracts and how they can be realized in IDS Connectors.

The IDS-G specifications are available via GitHub.