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Organizational Identifiers for DoD

Organizational Identifiers for DoD. Dr. Mike Bridgman OSD(P&R) 703-693-5584 michael.bridgman@osd.mil. Unique Identification of DoD Organizations .

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Organizational Identifiers for DoD

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  1. Organizational Identifiers for DoD Dr. Mike Bridgman OSD(P&R) 703-693-5584 michael.bridgman@osd.mil

  2. Unique Identification of DoD Organizations • Develop a DoD instruction and directive for implementation of Force Management IDs (FMID) for the force structure data in coordination with the Joint Staff that is: • Consistent with a joint hierarchal methodology for representing Service force structure • Provides guidance on maintaining the currency of the force structure relationships • Enables cross communication with existing logistics processes • Determine and assign life-cycle roles, responsibilities and operational relationships for FMIDs working with NII/CIO • Ensure the FMID implementation is consistent with the requirements of the Net-Centric Strategy

  3. Unique Identification of DoD Organizations • Determine the unique identification methodology for DoD organizations in coordination with AT&L who will lead external DoD organization IDs • Define the FMID implementation, structure and process for allocating FMIDs to the DoD Components for assignment to force structure data in collaboration with the Joint Staff and DoD Components • Maintain the integrity of the CAC/EDI-PI as the unique personnel identifier • Integrate use of biometric attributes for personnel authentication

  4. Course Modifications • Combining the identifier and force structure efforts into one DoD directive • SD106 process is closed; responding to comments • Target issue date: end of December • Schedule series of implementation meetings to construct the instruction (Jan - Mar 2005) • Identifier renamedFMID = Force Management Identifier • FMID scope coordinated with AT&L-led effort to draft overarching DoD directive on identifiers

  5. FSC/FMID Directive Update FSC DoD Directive DoD “Capstone” Identifier Directive Directives Lead: OSD (P&R) Lead: OSD (AT&L) Includes FSC & FMID Guidance Instructions FSC DoD Instruction FMID DoD Instruction UID DoD Instruction RPID EDIPI Lead: OSD (P&R) Lead: OSD (P&R)

  6. Backup Charts

  7. 32 Bit (4 Byte) EwID Seed 32 Bits (4 Bytes) Local Sequence 1 . . . . . . 32 1 . . . . . . 32 64 Bit (8 Byte) EwID Prefix Suffix Proposed EWID Specification • An enterprise-wide identifier (EWID) is a 64-bit number used to to uniquely identify any item in any database • Consists of a four byte (32 bit) “EwID Seed” (obtained through a is obtained from an EwID Seed Server) and a locally appending, four byte (32 bit) suffix • EwID Seeds are free ( see: https://ess.arl.army.mil) • EwID characteristics & advantages: • Registration-based, this allows them to be compact & efficient (no waste) • Simple, fixed size – easy for software engineers to use • Easy to implement (add to legacy DBs as Alt Keys) • All data is tagged with a common structure

  8. Pros They are unique and work ½ of the size of the UUID, but still accomplish the same function Simpler to use in legacy systems Able to trace EWID through registration Cons Not an ISO standard Registration based No real-time capability for obtaining an “EWID seed” Mechanism for guaranteeing uniqueness for the “EWID suffix” is required by the generating system Pros/Cons of using EWID Specification

  9. UUID Specification • Universal Unique Identifier (UUID), developed in the early 1990s, is a 128-bit number guaranteed to be unique • The UUID is part of ISO 11578 and costs may be incurred to implement • The UUID mechanism that guarantees Uniqueness is through a combination of hardware addresses, time stamps and random seeds • Very common scheme for identifiers, used by many systems (e.g., MS Windows uses it to describe essentially every object in the OS) • There is an ongoing effort to have the specification published as a internet standard (i.e., which may be free)

  10. Pros Approved ISO Standard They are unique and work In wide use over the Internet and MS Windows operating systems Are self-generated – No remote call required and no “seed” or “index” to keep Cons Require up to 2x the bandwidth at the tactical level Currently costs up to $10 - $500 a copy Implementing the standard is not simple for legacy systems Would require policy, strict oversight, and funding to implement Pros/Cons of using UUID Specification

  11. Proposed Road Ahead • Use EWIDs as the GFM identifiers • Register the EWID as a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) • Treat EWIDS as URIs • When tactical bandwidth becomes available, convert existing EWIDs to Type 3 UUIDs • Future UUIDs per user selection • Implement Policy to handle the planned conversion • Find a permanent home for the EWID Seed Server

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