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Guide on Internet Practices

Guide on Internet Practices. Justin Waiman MA Hong Kong, China. ISS/Expert Team on WIS-GTS Communication Techniques and Structure (ET-CTS) TOULOUSE, France, 26 - 30 MAY 2008. Background. CBS-EXT 1998 initiated the concept to develop a guide for NMHSs to develop and implement Internet services

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Guide on Internet Practices

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  1. Guide on Internet Practices Justin Waiman MA Hong Kong, China ISS/Expert Team on WIS-GTS Communication Techniques and Structure (ET-CTS)TOULOUSE, France, 26 - 30 MAY 2008

  2. Background • CBS-EXT 1998 initiated the concept to develop a guide for NMHSs to develop and implement Internet services • First version finalized in May 2000 • Second version developed in October 2003 • Latest revised version (English) ready in September 2006 ISS/Expert Team on WIS-GTS Communication Techniques and Structure (ET-CTS)TOULOUSE, France, 26 - 30 MAY 2008

  3. Nature of the document • Should provide guidance for NMHSs to use in developing and implementing Internet services • to provide information to the public and • to promote the NMHSs. • Should include advice on what data to put on servers, how the data should be named or described, how it should be accessed, and how the server and the data it contained could be protected from unauthorised use. ISS/Expert Team on WIS-GTS Communication Techniques and Structure (ET-CTS)TOULOUSE, France, 26 - 30 MAY 2008

  4. Content of the Document • Introduction • Getting started • What data to put on public servers • Exchange of data between NMHSs • Naming and describing data • Protecting sites from unauthorised use • Legal/ethical aspects of Internet servers • Guidelines on construction of NMHS web sites ISS/Expert Team on WIS-GTS Communication Techniques and Structure (ET-CTS)TOULOUSE, France, 26 - 30 MAY 2008

  5. Means of delivery • Web pages (http, https) • FTP (data exchange) • E-mails • How about XML, RSS, Podcast, Web Service? ISS/Expert Team on WIS-GTS Communication Techniques and Structure (ET-CTS)TOULOUSE, France, 26 - 30 MAY 2008

  6. Content suitable for the Web • a. Information about your Serviceb. Forecasts and warningsc. Current weatherd. Climate informatione. Weather factsf. Hot Environmental topicsg. Related sitesh. Experimental products ISS/Expert Team on WIS-GTS Communication Techniques and Structure (ET-CTS)TOULOUSE, France, 26 - 30 MAY 2008

  7. EXCHANGE OF DATA AND PRODUCTS BETWEEN NMHSs • FTP servers • Use of VPN • Mainly for non time critical data exchange • Put and Get ISS/Expert Team on WIS-GTS Communication Techniques and Structure (ET-CTS)TOULOUSE, France, 26 - 30 MAY 2008

  8. Protecting sites from unauthorised use • How to set up Firewall / Routers to protect site • Intrusion Detection and ISS (Internet Security Scanner) • Access Control • Can consider adding e-mail security (e.g. spam mails (para. 6.4.3)) ISS/Expert Team on WIS-GTS Communication Techniques and Structure (ET-CTS)TOULOUSE, France, 26 - 30 MAY 2008

  9. Others • LEGAL/ETHICAL ASPECTS OF INTERNET SERVERS • GUIDELINES ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF NMHS WEB SITES ISS/Expert Team on WIS-GTS Communication Techniques and Structure (ET-CTS)TOULOUSE, France, 26 - 30 MAY 2008

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