Nuclear Weapons Complex Network Test Scripts; NWCNET-90-02

[2], 26, [4] pages, printed on one side only. Rare surviving copy. The purpose of this document was to provide a list of tests to be performed when bring up a NWCnet note, after installing a major upgrade to the system - either software or hardware, upon suspicious performance of the system, or upon request of either local site management or DOE management. This document was expected to change to reflect evolving testing needs. Sites were encouraged to add site specific tests to this test suite. The original set of security tests was developed under the direction of the DOE Center for Computer Security. The original set of functional tests were developed by an independent test team charged with testing the initial operations of the NWCnet with electronic connections. The objective of the Nuclear Weapons Complex Network (NWCNet) was to facilitate the exchange, storage, and management of shareable product definition information classified as high as Secret Restricted Data. The NWCnet was designed to be be operated in a system-high manner by Q-cleared personnel. The NWCnet contained four service components: the Wide-Band Communications Network (WBCN), the Common File System (CFS), the Network Systems Corporation (NSC) Hyperchannel, and the local computing resources (worker computers). The worker computers allow local users to initiate data transfer utilizing the NWCnet. From the Internet: NWCNET stands for Nuclear Weapons Complex Network. This definition appears very rarely and is found in the following Acronym Finder categories: Military and Government. The development of the NWCnet broke new ground in DOE computer security management and identified several complex security issues for which new security design and planning techniques were developed. The requirement for a comprehensive security evaluation of each NWCNET service component was established by the CIM Program Office in conjunction with the DOE Office of Safeguards and Security. The goals of the requirement were to establish the network's overall security and to provide a technical basis on which to certify and accredit the network. The DOE Center for Computer Security served as the focal point for this activity, functioned as a liaison between the teams, and was responsible for coordinating, planning, and evaluating the WBCN gateway software, significant knowledge was gained regarding the function of the software and the security evaluation process. Not only did the evaluators learn how to test software in the face of continual change, but they also began to understand how to evaluate the security of the network. Ultimately, this long-term project was terminated, and the functions assumed by other approaches. This document is a remarkable snapshot in time reflecting the state-of-knowledge and the state-of-practice in the 1990 time frame with respect to early efforts to establish secure nationally distributed classified network operations. Disbound, held together with a binder clip NWCNET-90-02 Version 1.0--Xerox reproduction (believed contemporary with publication date).…