Secure Product Creation Processes (SP²)
Term
2007 - 2010
Mission
The fact that product creation processes are becoming globally distributed to a growing extent means that the protection of intellectual property is becoming increasingly important. Although IT infrastructure is safeguarded to a significant degree against unauthorized access from the outside (perimeter security), confidential data is often made available to cooperation partners without being subject to any protection mechanisms. Once CAD models etc. leave a company, they are no longer under the control of their originator.
The work performed in the SP² Project Group places focus on the use of enterprise rights management (ERM) for secure data exchange. The challenge here is to create and establish an open approach that avoids the creation of stand-alone solutions and which can be implemented throughout industry. This requires a high level of harmonization between users and vendors to avoid competing approaches and the resulting “friction losses”. In addition, this type of ERM system must be easy for both users and administrators to use – despite its inherent complexity – if it is not to fail due to a lack of acceptance.
The challenges and solutions were described in a White Paper. Based on the results of a business case analysis a reference process and a reference architecture were specified and the legal implications of using ERM were examined.
Currently, focus is being placed on the Validation of the elaborated solutions within proof-of-concept as well as the publication of the ProSTEP iViP Recommendation PSI 7. Currently a draft of the PSI 7 is available.
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