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A -- LLNL SEEKS A U.S. LICENSEE TO COMMERCIALIZE AND MARKET THE SECURITY PROFILE INSPECTOR FOR NETWORKS (SPI-NET) SOFTWARE POC For further information, contact Industrial Partnerships & Commercialization, at (510) 423-3139. Announcement Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), operated by the University of California, under contract with the U.S. Department of Energy, is seeking a U.S. licensee to commercialize and market a suite of tools used to assess the security of UNIX-based computer systems. The current SPI-NET package provides centralized inspection of multiple remote hosts through a secure client/server communications interface. Security inspection tools provide the ability to assess the configuration of system services, to ensure reasonable file system access controls are in place, to test the strength of user account passwords, to provide highly configurable change detection for system security parameters, and to judge the authenticity and currency of critical system software. The SPI-NET user interface contains screens for both command-launched and scheduled inspections of arbitrary sets of target host machines, automated multi-host report aggregation, distributed inspection parameter management, and online context-sensitive help. The SPI product is structured to provide a high degree of customization, both to the end-user and to the developer. The user can design new security checks through the use of a built-in configuration query language, and developers can benefit from the modular, layered design to treat other operating system platforms (an extension to VMS has been successfully developed.) LLNL is seeking a licensee with a demonstrated ability to bring such a system to the market, including the capability to provide both continued porting modifications as UNIX and other target systems evolve, and general customer support activities. Moving critical technology beyond the Laboratory to the commercial world helps our U.S. licensees gain a competitive edge in the marketplace. The University of California's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory can license technology through exclusive or nonexclusive licensing agreements, as appropriate. NOTE: THIS IS NOT A PROCUREMENT. Interested parties should respond to this announcement by providing a short (two page maximum) description of company history, experience in the field, present position in the market, and ability to commercialize the results of this joint effort. This announcement will be valid for 45 days from the date of publication. (136)

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