RFC 3227 · BEST CURRENT PRACTICE · 2002

Guidelines for Evidence Collection and Archiving

Overview

RFC 3227, “Guidelines for Evidence Collection and Archiving”, is a Best Current Practice document published in February 2002 by D. Brezinski, T. Killalea. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

A "security incident" as defined in the "Internet Security Glossary", RFC 2828, is a security-relevant system event in which the system's security policy is disobeyed or otherwise breached. The purpose of this document is to provide System Administrators with guidelines on the collection and archiving of evidence relevant to such a security incident. This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.

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What “Best Current Practice” means

Documents the IETF community's recommended operational or procedural practice rather than a protocol specification.

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