Maintainers are responsible for checking downloadable files on their servers and ensuring that the files are virus free. Standards Pages should be written in HTML with provisions for both text and graphical browsers. Security Servers that house personnel data should not be accessible to hackers or others who are not authorized. Sensitive data should not be made available. JAVA and CGI scripts should be reviewed by the Web administrator and thoroughly tested to ensure that the programs work properly under all conditions.
All transactions are subject to review by Smithsonian management.
SI management reserves the right to request statistics and usage information at any time. Each museum, research institute, or office is responsible for the security of its servers. This section contains links to other sites that have useful tools. Tucows site Comments about this draft document may be sent to Mignon Erixon-Stanford .