Patent Publication Number: US-6993448-B2

Title: System, method and medium for certifying and accrediting requirements compliance

Description:
RELATED APPLICATIONS 
   This application is a Continuation-in-Part of application Ser. No. 09/794,386, filed Feb. 28, 2001, entitled “System, Method And Medium For Certifying And Accrediting Requirements Compliance”, which in turn claims priority to application Ser. No. 60/223,982, filed Aug. 9, 2000, entitled “Web Certification and Accreditation System, Method and Medium”, each of which is assigned to the assignee of this application and incorporated herein by reference. 

   BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
   1. Field of the Invention 
   The present invention relates generally to the field of certifications and accreditation (C&amp;A) and, more particularly, to a computer-implemented system, method and medium for C&amp;A that automates target system configuration discovery and formats the network or other target system configuration data obtained for use with a C&amp;A system that can utilize the data to assess the risk of and/or determine the suitability of the network or target system to comply with at least one predefined standard, regulation and/or requirement. 
   2. Background Description 
   The general purpose of C&amp;A is to certify that automated information systems adequately protect information in accordance with data sensitivity and/or classification levels. In accordance with Department of Defense (DoD) Instruction 5200.40, dated Dec. 30, 1997, entitled  DoD Information Technology Security Certification and Accreditation Process  ( DITSCAP ), which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety, certification can be defined as the comprehensive evaluation of the technical and non-technical features of an information technology (IT) system and other safeguards, made in support of the accreditation process, to establish the extent that a particular design and implementation meets a set of specified security requirements. Similarly, as used herein, accreditation can be defined as a formal declaration by a designated approving authority that an IT system is approved to operate in a particular security mode using a prescribed set of safeguards at an acceptable level of risk. In general, DISTSCAP is utilized by the DoD for identifying and documenting threats and vulnerabilities that pose risk to critical information systems. DITSCAP compliance generally means that security risk posture is considered acceptable and that potential liability for system “owners” is mitigated. 
   The C&amp;A process typically involves a number of policies, regulations, guidelines, best practices, etc. that serve as C&amp;A criteria. Conventionally, the C&amp;A process is typically a labor intensive exercise that can require multiple skill sets over a period of time typically spanning 6-12 months. In particular, collecting data pertaining to a network configuration undergoing C&amp;A is done manually by, for example, entering a system hardware configuration, operating system and/or application software package(s) associated with each node (e.g., IP address) on a network undergoing C&amp;A. Several organizations and/or individuals may also be involved in the processes of selecting applicable standards, regulations and/or test procedures, and assembling test results and other information into a DITSCAP compliant package. There is therefore a need to substantially automate the network configuration data collection process, and format the data so that it can be used with, for example, a C&amp;A system that substantially automates the process of performing security risk assessments, certification test procedure development, system configuration guidance, and residual risk acceptance. 
   SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
   The present invention provides a system, method and medium that substantially automates network configuration discovery and formats the network configuration data for use with an automated C&amp;A system, where the C&amp;A system assesses the risk of and/or determines the suitability of a target system (e.g., one or more devices) to comply with at least one predefined standard, regulation and/or requirement. 
   In an exemplary embodiment, the data collection process is automated and formatted in a manner that facilitates use with DoD&#39;s DITSCAP requirements. The present invention is not, however, limited to a DoD environment, and may also be used in non-DoD government as well as civilian/private sector organizations requiring risk management and guidance. For example, the system and method according to the present invention can also be used to automate the National Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (NIACAP). 
   An exemplary embodiment according to the present invention contemplates a system, method and medium that automates the network configuration information gathering process, and maps the configuration to, for example, a database table format that can be used by a C&amp;A system such as that originally disclosed in application Ser. No. 09/794,386. An exemplary embodiment according to the present invention also contemplates a browser based solution that automates the DITSCAP process. The browser is preferably directed to five primary elements: 1) gathering information, 2) analyzing requirements, 3) testing requirements, 4) performing risk assessment, and 5) generating certification documentation based on an assessment of the first four elements. 
   The information gathered primarily relates to a description of the system to be certified, and its respective components and operating environment (e.g., workstation manufacturer and model and/or other hardware characteristics/parameters, operating system and version, secret, or top secret operating environment, etc.). The requirements analysis generally involves selecting by the system, or optionally by the user, a list of standards and/or regulations that the system must or should comply with. Once system/network information is gathered and the requirements analysis is provided, the system can intelligently select a set of test procedures against which the system is tested. Upon completion of testing, the risk assessment provides as output an estimate of the risk level for each individual test failed. Each of the failed tests are also collectively considered and used to evaluate the risk level of the network undergoing C&amp;A (i.e., target system). Then, documentation can be printed that includes information pertaining to the first four elements that would enable an accreditation decision to be made based on the inputs and outputs respectively provided and generated in the first four elements. 
   Before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. 

   
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     The Detailed Description including the description of a preferred structure as embodying features of the invention will be best understood when read in reference to the accompanying figures wherein: 
       FIG. 1  is an exemplary high level flowchart of a method contemplated by at least some embodiments of the present invention; 
       FIG. 2  is an exemplary introductory screen shot corresponding to the flow chart provided in  FIG. 1 ; 
       FIG. 3  is an exemplary user login screen shot; 
       FIG. 4  is an exemplary project definition screen shot; 
       FIG. 5  is an exemplary project definition screen shot showing user selection of either civilian or Department of Defense applicability; 
       FIG. 6  is an exemplary block diagram of a certification and accreditation (C&amp;A) system assessment aspect and an associated network and/or target system contemplated by at least some embodiments of the present invention; 
       FIG. 7  is an exemplary block diagram of a target system discovery engine contemplated by at least some embodiments of the present invention; 
       FIG. 8  is an exemplary embodiment of a target system configuration file format; 
       FIG. 9  is an exemplary illustration of the target system scanning and profiling relationships; 
       FIG. 10  is an exemplary project hardware screen shot; 
       FIG. 11  is an exemplary flow chart of the requirements analysis process as contemplated by at least some embodiments of the present invention; 
       FIG. 12  is an exemplary screen shot used to generate a security requirements traceability matrix (SRTM); 
       FIG. 13  is an exemplary screen shot showing a display of a SRTM; 
       FIG. 14  is an exemplary flow chart illustrating the testing process as contemplated by at least some embodiments of the present invention; 
       FIG. 15  is an exemplary screen shot showing how test plan information can be edited; 
       FIG. 16  is an exemplary screen shot illustrating how a user can select an existing test procedure and/or create a new test procedure and associate the test procedure(s) with one or more requirements; 
       FIG. 17  is an exemplary flow diagram of a method for generating equipment tests contemplated by at least some embodiments of the present invention; 
       FIG. 18  is an exemplary screen shot showing how a user can add a test procedure; 
       FIG. 19  is an exemplary screen shot showing how a user can edit a test procedure; 
       FIGS. 20A and 20B  are exemplary screen shots that enable a user to enter test results; 
       FIG. 21  is an exemplary high level flow diagram of the risk assessment method according to at least some embodiments contemplated by the present invention; 
       FIG. 22  is a table showing three different levels of illustrative threat categories; 
       FIG. 23  is an exemplary screen shot showing a portion of the illustrative threat categories of  FIG. 22 ; 
       FIG. 24  is an exemplary scheme by which the risk of an individual test failure is assessed in accordance with at least some embodiments contemplated by the present invention; 
       FIG. 25  is an exemplary flow diagram of a method of assessing overall system risk in accordance with at least some embodiments contemplated by the present invention; 
       FIG. 26  is an exemplary flow diagram of the publishing process in accordance with at least some embodiments contemplated by the present invention; 
       FIG. 27  is an exemplary screen shot showing how a user can select a portion of a document for publishing; 
       FIG. 28  is an exemplary screen shot that enables a user to edit and/or view a portion of a document prior to publishing; 
       FIG. 29  is an exemplary screen shot showing how a user can select a portion of a document for publishing; 
       FIG. 30  is an exemplary screen shot illustrating how a user can publish a portion of a document; 
       FIG. 31  illustrates one example of a central processing unit for implementing a computer process in accordance with a computer implemented stand-alone embodiment of the present invention; 
       FIG. 32  illustrates one example of a block diagram of internal hardware of the central processing unit of  FIG. 31 ; 
       FIG. 33  is an illustrative computer-readable medium upon which computer instructions can be embodied; and 
       FIG. 34  is an exemplary entity relationship diagram that describes the attributes of entities and the relationship among them. 
   

   DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
   Referring now to the drawings, and more particularly to  FIG. 1 , a high level flow diagram is shown that provides an overview of the method according to the present invention. In the first step, information is gathered pertaining to the system or network undergoing C&amp;A. This is indicated by a block  100 . The information gathered typically relates to a description of the system to be certified, and its respective components and operating environment (e.g., workstation manufacturer and model, operating system and version, secret, or top secret operating environment, etc.). As will be described in further detail herein, at least some embodiments of the present invention advantageously automate collection of certain information pertaining to the network undergoing C&amp;A. Alternatively, the information pertaining to the network undergoing C&amp;A can be manually entered. 
   As indicated above, aspects of at least some embodiments of the present invention are described in accordance with DoD&#39;s DITSCAP requirements. However, it should be understood that such description is only by way of example, and that the present invention contemplates use with regard to any number of types of requirements or environments. In addition, within its use with regard to DITSCAP requirements, it should be understood that many of the various aspects and selection options are also exemplary, as is the fact that information is shown as being entered via a web browser. 
   The requirements analysis generally involves selecting (by a human and/or some automated procedure) a list of standards and/or regulations that the system must, or should, comply with. This is indicated by a block  102 . Optionally, selection of additional standards/regulations and/or requirements by a user is also contemplated. At least some embodiments of the present invention then contemplate automatically displaying/listing each requirement that comprises the current security requirements traceability matrix (SRTM), which is derived from the selected set of standards and/or regulations that the system must comply with. Additionally, the user will be able to customize the current SRTM by either adding, editing and/or deleting requirements. As known to those skilled in the art, a SRTM can be a table used to trace project lifecycle activities (e.g., testing requirements) and/or work products to the project requirements. The SRTM can be used to establish a thread that traces, for example, testing and/or compliance requirements from identification through implementation. A SRTM can thus be used to ensure that project objectives and/or requirements are satisfied and/or completed. 
   Once information is gathered  100  and the requirements analysis  102  is provided, the system intelligently selects a set of test procedures against which the system is tested, as indicated by block  104 . The test procedures are selected in a manner so that successful completion of the test procedures will render the system undergoing C&amp;A to satisfy the SRTM requirements. 
   Upon completion of testing  104 , the risk assessment step (as indicated by a block  106 ) then involves assessing for each test failure (should any exist) the vulnerability of the system, as well as the level of the threat as determined by the information gathered. The risk assessment  106  provides as output an estimate of the risk level for each individual test failed. Each of the failed tests are also collectively considered and used to evaluate the risk level of the system as a whole. Then, documentation can be optionally printed  108  that includes information pertaining to the first four elements that would enable an accreditation decision to be made based on the inputs and outputs respectively provided and generated in the first four blocks (i.e.,  100 ,  102 ,  104 ,  106 ). Each block shown in  FIG. 1  (i.e.,  100 ,  102 ,  104 ,  106  and  108 ) will be discussed in further detail herein.  FIG. 2  is an exemplary screen shot corresponding to the blocks ( 100 ,  102 ,  104 ,  106 ,  108 ) provided in FIG.  1 . Further information pertaining to the system and method according to the present invention can be found in the following document: WEB C&amp;A™, dated 20 Sep. 2000, available from Xacta Corporation, Ashburn, Va. A copy of this document is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. 
     FIG. 3  shows an exemplary access control screen shot (e.g., for access to some or all aspects of the present invention as indicated above). Each user can optionally be required to input a valid user name and password, which provides them with access to only the information for which they are responsible. The system can also optionally exclude the password and access feature, providing users access to a set of predetermined and/or default information. 
   Information Gathering 
     FIGS. 4-5  show selected exemplary screen shots of aspects of the information gathering  100  process. Specifically,  FIG. 4  shows project definition information, which is assumed to have been selected by tab  402 . Fields such as project name  430 , project version  432 , project acronym  434 , project description  436 , department  438 , and service  440  can be provided as being part of the project definition. The project name  430  field is preferably a read-only field, provided for information only. The project version field  432  enables the numeric version of the system undergoing C&amp;A to be entered, if applicable. The project acronym field  434  is optionally used to provide an acronym for the project. The project description field  436  can be used to provide a detailed description of the project (e.g., mission statement, function, features, and/or capabilities of the system being accredited). The department field  438  can be used to identify the Government (or civilian) department under which this system is being accredited. As shown, the current choice is DoD. The service field  440  is used to identify the Service/Agency under which this system is being accredited. As shown, the current choices are Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, OSD, and Other. Each of the above-identified fields can be tailored to suit a particular need and/or application. 
     FIG. 5  shows how a user can select, via a conventional pulldown menu, either civilian or DoD service from field  438 . As disclosed in application Ser. No. 09/794,386, other menus can be provided that, for example, enable a user to select a military service branch (e.g., Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, OSD, or other), and to input Information Technology Security (ITSEC) parameters (that can pertain to, for example, interfacing mode, processing mode, attribution mode, mission-reliance factor, accessibility factor, accuracy factor, information categories, system class level, and certification analysis level, as explained in DoD Instruction 5200.40) of the system being accredited. In addition, as disclosed in application Ser. No. 09/794,386, menus can also be provided that allow a user to, for example, select a security level (e.g., secret, unclassified, sensitive, etc.) and related information, and/or provide context sensitive help. 
     FIG. 6 , shows a high level system diagram that provides an overview of the target system assessment aspect  600  (hereinafter system  600 ) and an associated network or target system  612  according to at least some embodiments of the present invention. As used herein, a network can be defined as two or more objects that are directly or indirectly interconnected. Referring now to  FIG. 6 , a network interface  608  provides an interface to one or more networks  612  having one or more network devices  614   a-n  operatively connected thereto. The network interface  608  can be a conventional RJ-11 or other similar connection to a personal computer or other computer that facilitates electronic interchange with the network  612 . 
   Network Discovery Engine 
   As shown in  FIG. 7 , at least some embodiments of the present invention contemplate that the network discovery engine  606  comprises three separate modules: a network scanner  702 , a host profiler  704 , and a profile integrator  706 . As will be discussed in further detail herein, the network discovery engine  606 , via the network interface, collects information such as IP Address, hostname, media access control (MAC) address, operating system (OS), and OS version for one or more network devices (e.g.,  614   a-n ). 
   Network Scanner 
   The network scanner  702  scans a network segment  614  (comprised of network devices  614   a-n ) and reports the results to a network scan file  708  (e.g., a text file). Network devices  614   a-n  can be any devices that, for example, have an Internet Protocol (IP) address associated therewith (or that have some other mechanism by which the devices/components can be identified). The network scanner  702  can scan through a specified range of IP addresses associated with each respective network device  614   a-e  within the network segment  614 . 
   The network discovery engine  606  can utilize conventional network topology discovery techniques such as transmission control protocol (TCP)/user datagram protocol (UDP) port interrogation, and/or simple network management protocol (SNMP) queries, and receive network configuration information provided by such technique(s). Network topology information can optionally be manually added via the user interface  602 . Upon entering or providing one or more IP address (e.g., a range of IP addresses), the host name of a network device  614   a-n  can be obtained by using, for example, a getHostName (or similarly named) function that will query a network device  614   a-n  for a host name. Functionally, the getHostName function can scan one or more domain naming service (DNS) servers internally and optionally over, for example, the World Wide Web to try and resolve the IP address (i.e., match the IP address with its respective host name). In the case of a MAC address, the initial sweep of, for example, a network segment  614  can have one or more Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) requests. One such request can be a “ping request.” The packet returned from such a ping request can include, for example, the MAC address of the host device. Similarly, during a port sweep/interrogation, the OS family (e.g., Unix, Windows, etc.) and version can generally be determined. Regarding SNMP queries, if a queried network device  614   a-n  is SNMP enabled, additional information (e.g., device manufacturer, model, application software), etc. can generally be obtained. Finally, if a network device  614   a-n  utilizes (e.g., has installed thereon) an Enterprise Management (EM) software/system, the system  600  can scan the EM database (or an extract or portion thereof) associated with a particular network device  614   a-n  to obtain additional detailed information on each network device  614   a-n  in the IP range. 
   The network scanner  702  can obtain the following information relating to network devices  614   a-e  (which correspond to the network segment  614  under consideration): IP Address, hostname, media access control (MAC) address, operating system (OS), and OS version. This information can be written to a network scan text file  708 . The MAC address, as used herein is a hardware address that uniquely identifies each node of a network. In IEEE 802 networks, for example, the Data Link Control (DLC) layer of the Open System Interconnection (OSI) Reference Model is divided into two sublayers: the Logical Link Control (LLC) layer and the Media Access Control (MAC) layer. The MAC layer interfaces directly with the network media. Consequently, each different type of network media requires a different MAC layer. On networks that do not conform to the IEEE 802 standards but do conform to the OSI Reference Model, the node address is called the Data Link Control (DLC) address. 
   Host Profiler 
   The host profiler  704  can produce a host profile file  710  (e.g., a text file) containing information such as hardware configuration, operating system and patch levels, installed software list, etc. Host profilers  704  can optionally be provided to accommodate different classes of hosts (e.g., Windows-based machines, UNIX-based machines, etc.). The host profile can be conventional enterprise management software developed by Tivoli Systems Inc., Austin Tex., or by Computer Associates International, Inc., Islandia, N.Y. 
   Using conventional system commands, operating system application program interface (API) calls, registry calls, etc., the host profiler  704  can determine information about the hardware configuration, operating system options, installed software, etc. of each network device  614   a-e  within a particular network segment  614 . This information for each host  614   a-e  can be recorded in the host profile file  710 . The data in the host profile file  710  can then be used to supplement the information about the respective host in the network scan file  708 . A host profile text file  710  can contain information about more than one host. 
   Profile Integrator 
   The profile integrator  706  enables information from host profile file  710  to be added to an existing network scan file  708 . The profile integrator  706  takes the data in one or more host profile text files  710  and integrates the data into an existing network scan text file  708 . 
   Network Scan File 
   The network scan file  708  can utilize the conventional Microsoft .INI type file format. As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, an .INI file is a file that contains startup information required to launch a program or operating system. In general, the network scan file  708 , which can be an ASCII file, can identify particular network devices  614   a-e  by using the form &lt;parameter&gt;=&lt;value&gt;, where &lt;parameter&gt; is the name of the particular item of information, and &lt;value&gt; is the value of that item of information for the network device  614   a-e  under consideration. For example, as shown in  FIG. 8  at  808   a , the IP Address=192.168.0.10 indicates the identified host responded at the specified IP address. 
   As further shown in  FIG. 8 , the network scan file  708  can begin with a [Network] section  802  that describes the overall network being scanned. The network (e.g., network  612 ) name is Xacta, as indicated at  802   a . Each network segment (e.g.,  614 ) can be described by a [Segment] section  806 . The network segment is called Office, as indicated at  807 . At  806   a , the network name Xacta is again provided. The Office segment has IP addresses in the 192.168.0.0-255 subnet, as indicated at  806   b . The subnet was scanned twice: once on Dec. 1, 2000, and once on Dec. 15, 2000, as indicated at  806   c  and  806   d , respectively. 
   A [Host] section  808 ,  810  can also be provided for each network device (e.g.,  614   a-e ) within the network segment  614 . The IP Address  808   a , MAC  808   b , Hostname  808   c , OS  808   d , and Version  808   e  are the basic information collected by the network scanner  702 . At  810 , the information collected by the host profiler  704 , which has been integrated into the network scan file  708  by the profile integrator  706 , includes: IP Address  810   a , MAC  810   b , Hostname  810   c , OS  810   d , and Version  810   e , mfr  810   f , model  810   g , CPU  810   h , CPU Qty  810   i , CPU Speed  810   j , RAM  810   k , Disk Space  810   l , and Software  810   m-p . The host profile file  710  can use the same file format (e.g., .INI) as the network scan file  708 . The profile integrator  706  can integrate one or more host profile files  710  with a network can file  708 . Each [Host] sections (e.g.,  810 ) can either have their own separate host profile files  710 . Alternatively, two or more host sections  810  can be included in a host profile file. 
     FIG. 9  illustrates an exemplary schema  900  that can be used in conjunction with network discovery. As shown, the schema  900  comprises: platform categories  902  (comprising categories  902   a-n ), network  612  (comprising network devices  614   a-n ), and software inventory  906  (comprising application software programs/packages  906   a-n ). 
   Platform category elements  902   a-n  represent generic categories of equipment that lie within the accreditation boundary (e.g., network segment  614 ) that includes the components (e.g., network devices  614   a-e ) that are associated with the network segment  614  being accredited. Representative platform categories can include desktop computer, laptop computer, mainframe computer, handheld device, hub, etc. Platform categories generally represent typical configuration(s) of the network devices  614   a-n  that belong to a particular platform category. As used herein, an accreditation boundary can be defined as the network devices (e.g.,  614   a-e ) that comprise the network segment  614  (or target system) being accredited. There can also be one or more devices that are associated with the network segment  614  being accredited, but that are outside of the accreditation boundary and thus not included in the accreditation. Equipment outside the accreditation boundary can include equipment/services as a domain naming service (DNS) used to translate the host names to IP addresses. 
   With regard to platform category elements  902   a-n , the typical office LAN might consist of the following platform categories: file server, mail server, network printer, router, switch, and workstation. Information about each platform category  902   a-n  can include hardware specifications (e.g., manufacturer, model, CPU, memory, etc.) and OS specifications (e.g., OS name, version, patches, etc.). Since the platform categories  902   a-n  are generic, and numerous actual network devices  614   a-n  generally exist, the hardware and OS specifications of a platform category  902   a-n  will represent the typical configuration expected of network devices that belong to a particular platform category (e.g., network devices  614   a ,  614   b ,  614   c  and  614   i  belong to equipment category  902   b ). 
   Network devices  614   a-n  represent actual pieces of equipment within the accreditation boundary. Each network device  614   a-n  belongs to one of the exemplary platform categories  902   a-n , as discussed above. Upon assignment to a platform category  902   a-n , each network device  614   a-n  can “inherit”(or is assumed to have) the generic information (e.g., hardware and OS specs) of its assigned category. A user, via user interface  602 , can then optionally add, delete and/or edit information. Network devices  614   a-n  are assigned to a platform category (e.g.,  902   a ) to facilitate test procedure generation, as will be discussed in further detail herein, particularly with regard to FIG.  17 . 
   Software inventory elements  906   a-n  represent application programs (i.e., operating systems are not included). The system  600  can form an association between one or more software elements  906   a-n  and one or more platform category element  614   a-n  (e.g., an association is formed between software elements  906   a ,  906   b ,  906   c  and platform category  902   a ). When such an association is formed, the software is considered to be installed on all equipment in that platform category  902   a-n . Similarly, the system  600  can form associations between a software element  906   a-n  and a network device  614   a-n . Such an association indicates that the software is actually installed on the associated network device  614   a-n , but that the software element is not necessarily installed on every network device in a given platform category  902   a-n.    
   Network configuration information can also be manually entered into the system  600 . For example, returning to  FIG. 4 , when project hardware tab  414  is activated, a menu as shown in  FIG. 10  can be provided. The menu allows a user to, for example, Edit/Delete H/W  472 , enter various Platform Information  474 , CPU information  476 , and/or Memory/Storage Information  478 . This information can be modified to reflect changes in system configurations throughout the information gathering requirements analysis and testing phases. 
   Database Tables 
   At least some embodiments according to the present invention contemplate a database structure with at least the following tables that can be utilized to accommodate the network scanning and profiling features. The exemplary data dictionary disclosed herein provides additional details pertaining to the following tables.
     WCA_ProjPlatCat Table—contains a row for each defined platform category.   WCA_ProjEquipInven Table—contains a row for each piece of equipment.   WCA_ProjSWInven Table—contains a row for each defined software element.   WCA_ProjPlatSW Table—contains a row for each defined association between a software inventory element and a platform category (for each project); each such association indicates that the software element is typically installed on members of the associated platform category.   WCA_ProjEquipSW Table—contains a row for each defined association between a software inventory element and an equipment inventory element (for each project); each such association indicates that the software element is actually installed on that particular piece of equipment.   WCA_OSSource Table—contains a row for each ‘standard’ operating system, including family (NT, UNIX, or Other), manufacturer, name, version, etc.   WCA_SWSource Table—contains a row for each ‘standard’ software application, including family (e.g. database, network OS, etc.), manufacturer, name, version, etc.   

   Certification and Accreditation Engine 
   As will be explained in further detail herein, once information has been collected (either manually or via an automated process, each as described above) pertaining to devices  614   a-e  belonging to the network segment  614 , the certification and accreditation engine  614 , can select compliance requirements/standards and test procedures applicable to the C&amp;A under consideration. A user can also select requirements/standards and/or test procedures by using, for example, user interface  602 . 
   Additional Information Gathering 
   Returning again to  FIG. 4 , when project personnel tab  408  is activated, a menu (not shown) can be provided that enables a user to enter information identifying all the project personnel associated with the accreditation effort. The personnel are preferably identified by the role, as discussed below, that they serve in the accreditation process. At least one entry for each role is preferably defined for the project. 
   For example, the following fields can be provided in a menu (not shown) subsequent to clicking the personnel tab  408 :
         Role Name—The role associated with the accreditation team member. The available choices can be:
           Accreditation Team Lead—The person in charge of the accreditation effort, usually the Project Manager.   Accreditation Team Member—All the members of the accreditation team (analysts, testers, etc.).   Certification Authority (CA)—Person in charge of the system certification.   Certification Authority POC—Point of Contact (POC) to the CA.   DAA—Designated Approving Authority. Person ultimately responsible for the accreditation of the system.   DAA POC—Point of Contact (POC) to the DAA.   ISSO—Information System Security Officer. Person responsible for the security implementation of the system being accredited.   
           Organization Responsible—Organization responsible for the design and development of the system being accredited.   Organization Responsible POC—Point of Contact to the Organization responsible.   Program Manager—Program manager of the system being accredited.   User Representative—Representative from the user community.   Title—The title associated with the accreditation team member (Mr., Ms. or Dr., etc.)   First Name—The first, middle initial, and last name of the accreditation team member.   Office—The office (e.g., Office of the Assistant Deputy for Policy and Planning) of the accreditation team member.   Office Designation—The office designation of the accreditation team member. For example, if the office is the Office of the Assistant Deputy for Policy and Planning, then the office designation may be ADS-P.   Organization—An organization that is associated with the accreditation team member.   Work Address—A work address if applicable for the accreditation team member (include city, state and zip code).   Work Phone—A work phone number for the accreditation team member.   Work Fax—A work fax number if applicable for the accreditation team member.   Email Address—An email address if applicable for the accreditation team member.       

   When the project schedule tab  412  of  FIG. 4  is activated, a screen can appear (not shown) that provides the capability to describe and store each project milestones for the system being accredited. Fields such as milestone title, milestone date, and milestone description can be provided. 
   When project hardware tab  414  is activated, a menu as shown in  FIG. 10  can be provided. The menu allows a user to, for example, Edit/Delete H/W  472 , enter various Platform Information  474 , CPU information  476 , and/or Memory/Storage Information  478 . This information can be modified to reflect changes in system configurations throughout the information gathering requirements analysis and testing phases. 
   When project operating system  416  is activated, a menu (not shown) that enables a user to manually, in addition to or in lieu of the automated process heretofore, describe and store operating systems associated with the system hardware is provided. The ability to enter information pertaining to multiple operating systems (OS) on each hardware platform can be provided. Fields are provided to enable a user to enter information pertaining to the OS Name (e.g., Windows NT, AIX, HP UX, etc.), OS Type (e.g., NT, UNIX, etc.), OS Manufacturer (e.g., Microsoft, Hewlett Packard, IBM, etc.), OS Version (the numeric value of the operating system version), OS Options (a list of all OS options (if any) obtained for this platform), OS Patches (a list of OS patches (if any) that have been installed on the platform), OS Description (a detailed description of the operating system, possibly including the basic features, and any functions unique to the system being accredited). 
   When project application tab  418  is activated, a project application screen appears (not shown) that can provide the analyst with the ability to manually, in addition to or in lieu of the automated process described heretofore, describe and store applications associated with the system hardware/OS combinations. The following exemplary fields can be provided: Application Name (the name of the application), Application Type (the type of application on the system being accredited—e.g., database, office automation, e-mail server, etc.), Application Manufacturer (the name of the application manufacturer), Application Version (the numeric version of the application), Application Options (a list of the options associated with the application (if any)), Application Patches (a list of the patches associated with the application), and Application Description (a detailed description of the application). 
   When system interfaces tab  420  is activated, a menu (not shown) is provided that provides the user the ability to describe and store the flow of information into and out of the accredited system. The system interfaces entries can describe each of the internal and external interfaces identified for the system. The following exemplary fields can be provided: Interface Name (an internal or external name associated with the system interface), and Interface Description (a detailed description of the internal or external system interface, which preferably includes a statement of the significant features of the interface as it applies to the entire system, as well as a high level diagram of the communications links and encryption techniques connecting the components of the information system, associated data communications, and networks). 
   When system data flow tab  422  is activated, a menu (not shown) is provided that can provide the user the ability to describe and store the flow of information within the accredited system. System data flow entries can describe the flow of information to each of the external interfaces identified for the system. The following exemplary fields can be provided: Data Flow Short Name (a brief user-defined name associated with the system data flow), and Data Flow Description (a detailed description of the data flow associated with the external interface, which preferably includes a statement of the purpose of the external interface and the relationship between the interface and the system, as well as the type of data and the general method for data transmission, if applicable). 
   When accreditation boundary tab  424  is activated, a menu (not shown) that provides the user with the ability to describe and store the identification of components that are associated with the system being accredited, but are outside of the accreditation boundary (i.e., not included in the accreditation). This category might include such equipment/services as, for example, a domain naming service (DNS) used to translate the host names to IP addresses. The DNS might not be part of the atomic system being accredited, but is required for most communication activities. The following exemplary fields can be provided: Accreditation Boundary Name (a name associated with the external system component), and Accreditation Boundary Description (a detailed description of the external system component, which preferably includes the function that this component/service provides the system being accredited and its relationship to the system). 
   When project threat tab  426  is activated, a menu (not shown) appears that provides the user the ability to quantify the threat environment where the system is intended to operate. If the system is targeted to operate in multiple locations, the environmental condition that results in the higher or highest level of risk can be selected. The following exemplary fields can be provided: Location (CONUS (CONtinental US) or OCONUS (Outside CONtinenal US) as the primary operating location for the system), System Communications (the primary means of information transfer to external systems, such as No LAN, Local LAN Only, SIPRNET (SECRET Internet Protocol Router Network), NIPRNET (Unclassified but Sensitive Internet Protocol Router Network), Internet, etc.), Connection (the types of connection—e.g., wireless, dial-up, or protected distribution system (PDS), etc.), Training Competency Level (e.g., administrator, maintenance personnel, user, etc.), Installation Facility (the operating environment of the system at its intended end site), Natural Disaster Susceptibility (e.g., fire, flood, lightning, volcano, earthquake, tornado, etc.), and Custom Components. 
   When project appendices tab  428  is activated, a menu (not shown) that provides the user the ability to identify external documents that are associated with the C&amp;A is provided. These appendices can optionally include references to other documents, or consist of the contents of other documents that are accessible via a computer-implemented embodiment of the present invention. Representative appendices that may be derived are: System Concept of Operations, Information Security Policy, System Rules of Behavior, Incident Response Plan, Contingency Plans, Personnel/Technical Security Controls, Memoranda of Agreement, Security, Education, Training and Awareness Plan, and Certification and Accreditation Statement. 
   Tabs  402 - 428  can be activated in any order, and do not need to be activated sequentially. Also, each tab can be optionally customized to contain different, fewer, or additional fields relative to the fields discussed above. Further, the tabs ( 402 - 428 ) can be arranged differently. Fewer or additional tabs can also be provided to suit a particular application or need. 
   Requirements Analysis 
   The system configuration captured in the step of block  100  of  FIG. 1  is used as input for the determination of the requirements indicated by block  102 . The process of editing and/or determining/selecting those requirements is shown in FIG.  11 . In at least some embodiments contemplated by the present invention, the Requirements Analysis step is related to the Accreditation Type  404  and Project Security  406  information stored in the step indicated by block  100 . In at least some embodiments, data is entered and saved in the Accreditation Type  404  and Project Security  406  fields provided before beginning the Requirements Analysis step indicated by block  102 . 
   In an exemplary embodiment, a general purpose computer on which the present invention operates will have stored thereon or have access to a repository of security regulations and test procedures from various government and/or civilian departments, agencies, organizations, etc (e.g., such as those from DITSCAP). In step  1102  ( FIG. 11   a ), and based at least in part on the information entered in step  100 , pertinent regulations will be selected from this repository, upon which to build a security requirement traceability matrix (SRTM) for the C&amp;A. The SRTM, as discussed above, can be a mapping of one or more test procedures to each individual requirement within a requirements document. Satisfactory completion of the respective one or more test procedures that can be mapped to each requirement is generally considered to render the requirement satisfied. However, the user has the flexibility to view and modify  1104  the SRTM as desired to meet the specific needs of the systems being accredited by, for example, adding and/or deleting one or more tests to/from the SRTM, and/or editing one or more of the test procedures to, for example, include additional testing requirements. If the user decides to modify a test procedure, the specified test procedure displayed  1106 . The user can then modify and save the revised test procedure  1108 . The user can then either end the editing process or continue to modify another security document  1110 . 
     FIG. 12  shows an exemplary Generate Baseline SRTM screen shot. In at least some embodiments of the present invention, clicking the Requirements Analysis tab  1201  from the application menu will switch control to the Generate Baseline SRTM screen. As shown,  FIG. 12  provides a menu that provides a list of pre-packaged (i.e., shipped with the application) regulations documents ( 1202 - 1222 ) for the user to select. Each regulations document ( 1202 - 1222 ) contains specific requirements, one or more of which may be utilized when performing the C&amp;A. All unmarked check boxes (e.g., check boxes associated with documents  1202 ,  1206 ,  1210 ,  1212 ,  1214 ,  1216 , and  1218 ) represent unselected Regulations Documents, and thus do not factor into the requirements analysis step  102  for the particular project under consideration. 
   After selections have been made, either by the user by, for example, clicking the appropriate boxes associated with documents (e.g.,  1204 ,  1208 ,  1220  and  1224 ), and/or by the system, the application will provide a Display SRTM screen as shown in FIG.  13 . Additionally,  FIG. 13  may display any optional user-defined requirements as determined at  FIG. 12 ,  1226 .  FIG. 13  particularly shows pertinent portions of DoD 5200.5, selected in  FIG. 12  ( 1208 ), that are applicable to the C&amp;A at hand. 
   Testing 
   With the security requirements traceability matrix in place (a portion of which is illustratively shown in FIG.  13 ), the user proceeds to the testing step  104 . In at least some embodiments of the present invention, user interfaces will be provided, in accordance with the steps shown in  FIG. 14 , for the user to have the system  600  generate one or more test procedures, and/or add and/or edit test plan information  1402 , associate all the requirements to test procedures  1404 , add and/or edit test procedures  1406 , enter test results  1408 , and/or publish test results  1410 . Any of the above steps can optionally be repeated as needed, as indicated in decision step  1412 . Each of these steps will be discussed in further detail herein. 
   An Edit Test Plan Information screen, corresponding to step  1402 , is shown in FIG.  15 . The exemplary input fields on the screen are Expected Date of Test  1502 , Planned Location of Procedure  1504 , Test Resources  1506 , Test Personnel  1508 , and Remarks  1510 . 
     FIG. 16  is an Associate Requirements screen, corresponding to step  1404 , which illustrates how a user can manually select a test procedure to associate it with at least one requirement selected. As indicated in the descriptive text block  1602 , a user can select a source requirements document  1604 . Upon clicking on the associate icon  1606 , a list of test procedures (not shown) can be displayed. The user can then select one or more of the test procedures within the test procedure database (as discussed above) and associate it/them with the selected source document  1604 . A user can also create a new security test and evaluation procedure (ST&amp;E)  1608  or certification test and evaluation (CT&amp;E) procedure  1610 , by clicking on the respective icon. After the user enters the respective CT&amp;E and/or ST&amp;E information into a form presented on a new menu (not shown), the user can save the procedure(s) and optionally associate the procedure(s) via the Associate icon, as described above. As discussed in application Ser. No. 09/794,386, the process described in  FIG. 16  can also be automated. 
   Test Procedure Generation 
   The certification and accreditation (C&amp;A) engine  604  can generate test procedures, corresponding to step  1406 , in accordance with the method shown in FIG.  17 . In an exemplary embodiment of the system  600 , the C&amp;A engine  604  receives network configuration information from the network discovery engine  606  and compare the network configuration information with approved hardware and/or software standards, which can advantageously provide a substantially continuous and dynamic risk management process. 
   The system  600  can select one or more tests associated with each standard, regulation, etc. selected as discussed with regard to FIG.  12 . For each selected test  1702  and for each platform category  1704 , the C&amp;A engine  604  can determine whether there is a test strategy associated therewith  1706 . For each given platform category  902   a-n , test strategies can include, for example, test one network device  614   a-n  associated with the platform category, test some network devices  614   a-n  associated with that category, or test all network devices  614   a-n  associated with the platform category. 
   If there is not a test strategy associated with the platform category  902   a-n  currently under consideration, the process terminates  1718  without generating an instance of the test  1702  currently under consideration. If there is a test strategy associated with the platform category  902   a-n  currently under consideration, then a determination is made  1708  as to whether there are any network devices  614   a-n  associated with the platform category  902   a-n  selected at block  1704 . If there are no network devices  614   a-n  associated with the platform category selected at block  1704 , then one test procedure can be generated  1710  for the test category. The test procedure generated can be a generic test procedure that would cover all or substantially all of any network devices  614   a-n  that may be added to the platform category in the future. If there is at least one network device  614   a-n  associated with the platform category selected at block  1704 , a determination is made as to whether the network device is to be tested  1712 . If no, the process ends  1718 ; if yes, a test procedure is generated for that equipment piece  1714 . The test procedure that will be generated can depend upon the hardware configuration, operating system, and application programs for the particular network device  614   a-n , as determined by business rules and/or decision logic within the certification and accreditation engine  604 . Finally, a determination is made as to whether there is additional equipment  1716 . If no, the process ends  1718 ; if yes, the process returns to decision step  1712 . 
     FIG. 18  is a screen illustrating how a user can enter a new test procedure. As shown, the input fields on the screen are Test Title  1802 , Category  1804 , I, O, T, D (where I represents interview, O represents observation, T represents text, and D represents documentation review)  1806 , Test Procedure  1808 , and Expected Result  1810 . If Associate  1812  is selected, then a new row is preferably created in the test procedure data base with the data entered in the input fields provided. 
   As previously discussed, the certification and accreditation engine  604  contains decision logic whereby test procedures can be intelligently selected for the C&amp;A at hand by using the system information specified in step  100  and the requirements analysis step  102 . As discussed above in the context of the SRTM, one or more test procedures within the test procedure database can be mapped to, linked with, and/or otherwise associated with each of the individual requirements within each respective requirements document (FIG.  12 ). As shown in  FIG. 19 , one or more of the test procedures intelligently selected by the present invention for the C&amp;A at hand can be edited. In a preferred embodiment, the user will be able to edit any of fields  1802 ,  1804 ,  1806 ,  1808  and/or  1810 . As disclosed in application Ser. No. 09/794,386, the user can also edit the test procedure once it has been entered. 
     FIG. 20A  is a screen that enable a user to enter test results. As shown, at least some embodiment of the present invention contain the following exemplary columns: Category  2002 , Test Title  2004 , Operating System (OS)  2006 , Hardware  2008 , Test Procedure  2010  (which enables a user to view the details of the test procedure), Associate Requirements  2012  (which allows the user to view which requirements a particular test procedure is associated with), Enter Results  2014 , Complete  2016  (which provides an indication of whether the test procedure has been completed), and Result  2018  (which provides an indication of whether the test procedure has passed or failed). (It should be appreciated, however, that various embodiments of the present invention contemplate that the present invention automatically initiates the test, and obtains the results, without the need for any additional manual entry steps). 
     FIG. 20B  is an exemplary screen that appears when the Enter Results  2014  icon is pressed that is associated with a particular test procedure. For example, in  FIG. 20A , if icon  2014   a  is pressed, the a screen appearing similar in format to  FIG. 20B  will appear with the Test Title  1802  corresponding to the test contained in row  2002   a  of  FIG. 20A  (e.g., Cannot Log On Directly as Root from Remote System/Terminal). As shown, the Test Title  1802 , Category  1804 , Equipment Under Test  1901 , I, O, T, D  1806 , Test Procedure  1808  and/or Expected Result  1810  and fields also preferably appear within this screen. Also, Result field  2020  appears, which allows the user to enter the test result (e.g., pass or fail). Tester field  2022  enables the tester to provide his name, and Date  2024  that the test was conducted. Finally, the tester is able to enter any Notes pertaining to the test  2026 . 
   Risk Assessment 
   Once the testing step  104  has been completed and the results recorded, the risk assessment step  106  commences, as indicated by sub-headings a-d below. 
   a) Generate Project Threat Profile (Step  2102 ) 
   As shown in  FIG. 21 , at step  2102 , at least some embodiments of the present invention generate a project threat profile, which is a score for each of the generic threat elements (e.g., fire, flood, hardware, power, software design error, etc.) as will be discussed in further detail herein. In at least some embodiments, the user performing the C&amp;A is presented with a series of questions pertaining to the environment for which the C&amp;A will be performed. (This information could also be obtained in an automated fashion using any number of known techniques). The present invention will then estimate the threat level based on the operators&#39;answer. The value assigned to each of the generic threat elements is applicable to each test procedure associated with the particular system undergoing C&amp;A. A user can optionally change any of the system determined threat element scores for one or more of the generic threat elements. Exemplary values for generic threat elements are as follows: 
   
     
       
         
             
             
           
             
                 
             
             
               Threat Element Score 
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               N 
               Threat element is not applicable to 
             
             
                 
               this project or has negligible 
             
             
                 
               likelihood of occurrence 
             
             
               L 
               Threat element has low likelihood 
             
             
                 
               of occurrence for this project 
             
             
               M 
               Threat element has medium 
             
             
                 
               likelihood of occurrence for this 
             
             
                 
               project 
             
             
               H 
               Threat element has high likelihood 
             
             
                 
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   For example, generic threat elements  1 - 29 , as defined in  FIG. 22 , may have a project threat profile as follows:
 
MHNLLLLMMMMMLLLMMMMLLLLLLLLNN
 
corresponding, respectively, to elements  1 - 29 . For this project threat profile, the threat of a flood is thus considered high.
 
     FIG. 23  shows an exemplary Threat Environment screen, which shows the calculated level of risk based on the information that was provided in step  100 . As per at least some embodiments, the present invention automatically calculates the risk, which is indicated under the Calculated Value  2302  heading. This could be accomplished in any number of ways based upon data obtained during the current and/or testing phase, as indicated above. The User Defined Value  2304  preferably defaults to the corresponding Calculated Value  2302  for a given threat environment element (e.g., 1, 2, 3, etc.). However the user/analyst has the opportunity to optionally override the calculated risk rating by clicking on the User Defined Value  2304  for each corresponding threat element. As previously discussed, exemplary available choices are negligible, low, medium, or high, although they could also be, e.g., numerical in nature. 
   b) Threat Correlation String (Step  2104 ) 
   In step  2104 , a threat correlation for each failed test procedure is accessed. Specifically, each test procedure used in the C&amp;A for the system being evaluated is, in at least some embodiments of the present invention, coded with a threat correlation string, with each character in the string representing one of the generic threat elements in the same order as they exist in the project threat profile as shown, for example, in FIG.  22 . The test procedure database preferably contains these codes. Each character in the threat correlation string contains a score that indicates the relative potential of a given threat to exploit a vulnerability caused by failure of this particular test. An exemplary scoring system is as follows: 
   
     
       
         
             
             
           
             
                 
             
             
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               N 
               Threat element is not applicable to 
             
             
                 
               this vulnerability (or has negligible 
             
             
                 
               potential to exploit it) 
             
             
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               Threat element has low potential 
             
             
                 
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               M 
               Threat element has medium exploit 
             
             
                 
               potential for this vulnerability 
             
             
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               Threat element has high exploit 
             
             
                 
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   Thus, for example, failure of a particular test may mean that the system being tested is highly vulnerable to Floods. To indicate this, the character in the threat correlation string corresponding to Floods would contain a score of “H.” 
   c) Determine Risk Profile for Each Failed Test Procedure (Step  2106 ) 
   As indicated at step  2106 , the risk profile for each test procedure is determined. Specifically, for each test failure, the threat correlation string contained within each test procedure, as determined at step  2104 , is applied against the project threat profile as determined at step  2102 . 
   For example, the project threat profile above, given as:
 
MHNLLLLMMMMMLLLMMMMLLLLLLLLNN
 
   may have a test procedure with the following threat correlation sting:
 
HHNMHLMNHHHMLNNNHLMLHNNLHHLMH
 
   In this case, in accordance with an exemplary process according to at least some embodiments of the present invention, the combined risk profile string as determined in accordance with  FIG. 24  would be:
 
MHNLMLLNMMMMLLLNMLMLMLLMMLNN
 
   For a given row of  FIG. 24 , and given the first two values contained in the first two columns corresponding to that row, we have discovered and determined that the values contained in the third column of the row can be used a measure or risk. 
   The highest risk level in the combined string for a given test procedure is preferably used as the risk level for the failure of that test procedure. Thus, for the combined string above, the risk level for a failure of the test procedure is high, since there is an H in the second position. Similarly, if M were the highest risk level that appears in a combined string, then the risk level for a failure of that test procedure would be medium, etc. 
   d) Determine Overall System Level Risk (Step  2108 ) 
   In addition to the individual risk level scores for each test failure as determined in step  2106 , an overall risk level for the project is also determined as indicated by step  2108 . As shown in  FIG. 25 , in at least some embodiments, of the present invention, the overall system risk level is defined as the highest of the individual risk elements. Thus, if it is determined that any element in the risk profile associated with the failure of any given test procedure is “high” (as indicated by decision block  2502 ), then the overall risk for the system is high as indicated by a block  2504 . If the risk profile associated with the failure of any given test procedure is “medium” (as indicated by decision block  2506 ), then the overall risk for the system is medium as indicated by a block  2508  when no high risk test failures are present. If the risk profile associated with the failure of any given test procedure is “low ” (as indicated by decision block  2510 ), then the overall risk for the system is low when no high risk or medium risk failures are present, as indicated by a block  2512 . If the risk profile associated with the failure of any given test procedure is “negligible” then the overall risk for the system is negligible, as indicated by a block  2514 , when no high risk, medium risk, or low risk failures are present. The user also can have the ability to override the overall system risk level as determined in accordance with the above methodology. In such a case, the user will also be able to optionally provide explanatory text to accompany the overall user-defined system risk level. 
   Publishing 
   In the publishing step  108 , the present invention collates the results of the certification process and optionally generates the documents needed for accreditation. The present invention takes the information gathered during the steps corresponding to blocks  100 ,  102 ,  104  and  106 , and reformats the information by, for example, organizing it into to appropriate documents, document subsections or subparagraphs, sections and/or appendices, etc. 
   As shown in  FIG. 26 , the invention allows a user to select a document or subsection thereof for publishing  2602 , and to optionally input and/or review the information thereof  2604 . As shown in  FIG. 27 , to view the document subsection thereof, the user simply clicks on the section name  2702 . As shown in  FIG. 28 , the user can then edit the selection subsection  2702 . The user can optionally edit, input information, or review the existing text  2604  or add to it, or even upload graphics if desired to further customize the final document. If the user chooses to publish the document or subsection under consideration  2606 , the publishing function  2808 , as shown in  FIG. 29 , can also, as previously discussed, generate any Appendices desired by the user and/or required by, for example, the DITSCAP (DoD Instruction 5200.40). At decision step  2810 , the process can either be repeated for another document or subsection, or terminated.  FIG. 30  shows an exemplary screen shot that enables a user to publish  2902  the acronym list  2902  selected in FIG.  29 . The present invention also contemplates that accreditation can be automated, so that no accreditation agency is needed. In this embodiment, when sufficient test related results and/or information is provided to the computer  3102 , the method according to the present invention can automatically determine that accreditation requirements have been satisfied. 
   Computer Implementation 
   The techniques of the present invention may be implemented on a computing unit such as that depicted in FIG.  31 . In this regard,  FIG. 31  is an illustration of a computer system which is also capable of implementing some or all of the computer processing in accordance with computer implemented embodiments of the present invention. The procedures described herein are presented in terms of program procedures executed on, for example, a computer or network of computers. 
   Viewed externally in  FIG. 31 , a computer system designated by reference numeral  3100  has a computer portion  3102  having disk drives  3104  and  3106 . Disk drive indications  3104  and  3106  are merely symbolic of a number of disk drives which might be accommodated by the computer system. Typically, these could include a floppy disk drive  3104 , a hard disk drive (not shown externally) and a CD ROM indicated by slot  3106 . The number and type of drives vary, typically with different computer configurations. Disk drives  3104  and  3106  are in fact optional, and for space considerations, are easily omitted from the computer system used in conjunction with the production process/apparatus described herein. 
   The computer system  3100  also has an optional display  3108  upon which information, such as the screens illustrated in, for example,  FIGS. 4-10 , etc. may be displayed. In some situations, a keyboard  3110  and a mouse  3112  are provided as input devices through which input may be provided, thus allowing input to interface with the central processing unit  3102 . Then again, for enhanced portability, the keyboard  3110  is either a limited function keyboard or omitted in its entirety. In addition, mouse  3112  optionally is a touch pad control device, or a track ball device, or even omitted in its entirety as well, and similarly may be used as an input device. In addition, the computer system  3100  may also optionally include at least one infrared (or radio) transmitter and/or infrared (or radio) receiver for either transmitting and/or receiving infrared signals. 
   Although computer system  3100  is illustrated having a single processor, a single hard disk drive and a single local memory, the system  3100  is optionally suitably equipped with any multitude or combination of processors or storage devices. Computer system  3100  is, in point of fact, able to be replaced by, or combined with, any suitable processing system operative in accordance with the principles of the present invention, including hand-held, laptop/notebook, mini, mainframe and super computers, as well as processing system network combinations of the same. 
     FIG. 32  illustrates a block diagram of the internal hardware of the computer system  3100  of  FIG. 31. A  bus  3202  serves as the main information highway interconnecting the other components of the computer system  3100 . CPU  3204  is the central processing unit of the system, performing calculations and logic operations required to execute a program. Read only memory (ROM)  3206  and random access memory (RAM)  3208  constitute the main memory of the computer  3102 . Disk controller  3210  interfaces one or more disk drives to the system bus  3202 . These disk drives are, for example, floppy disk drives such as  3104  or  3106 , or CD ROM or DVD (digital video disks) drive such as  3212 , or internal or external hard drives  3214 . As indicated previously, these various disk drives and disk controllers are optional devices. 
   A display interface  3218  interfaces display  3208  and permits information from the bus  3202  to be displayed on the display  3108 . Again as indicated, display  3108  is also an optional accessory. For example, display  3108  could be substituted or omitted. Communications with external devices, for example, the other components of the system described herein, occur utilizing communication port  3216 . For example, optical fibers and/or electrical cables and/or conductors and/or optical communication (e.g., infrared, and the like) and/or wireless communication (e.g., radio frequency (RF), and the like) can be used as the transport medium between the external devices and communication port  3216 . Peripheral interface  3220  interfaces the keyboard  3110  and the mouse  3112 , permitting input data to be transmitted to the bus  3202 . 
   In alternate embodiments, the above-identified CPU  3204 , may be replaced by or combined with any other suitable processing circuits, including programmable logic devices, such as PALs (programmable array logic) and PLAs (programmable logic arrays). DSPs (digital signal processors), FPGAs (field programmable gate arrays), ASICs (application specific integrated circuits), VLSIs (very large scale integrated circuits) or the like. 
   One of the implementations of the invention is as sets of instructions resident in the random access memory  3208  of one or more computer systems  3100  configured generally as described above. Until required by the computer system, the set of instructions may be stored in another computer readable memory, for example, in the hard disk drive  3214 , or in a removable memory such as an optical disk for eventual use in the CD-ROM  3212  or in a floppy disk (e.g., floppy disk  3302  of  FIG. 33 ) for eventual use in a floppy disk drive  3104 ,  3106 . Further, the set of instructions (such as those written in the Java programming language) can be stored in the memory of another computer and transmitted via a transmission medium such as a local area network or a wide area network such as the Internet when desired by the user. One skilled in the art knows that storage or transmission of the computer program medium changes the medium electrically, magnetically, or chemically so that the medium carries computer readable information. 
     FIG. 34  is an entity relationship diagram (ERD) that describes the attributes of entities and the relationships among them, and illustrates the basic data abstraction of an embodiment of the system. As known to those skilled in the art, an ERD is a conceptual representation of real world objects and the relationships between them. It defines information that the systems create, maintain, process, and delete, as well as the inherent relationships that are supported by the database (i.e., data store). 
   At least some embodiments of the present invention can utilize a relational database to store and organize all information such as, for example, test procedures, standards/regulations, and user entered information. The design of an embodiment of the database is provided in the ERD shown in FIG.  34 . The database is initially populated with security requirements, test procedures and related information to facilitate the operation of the system. As information is entered by the user and calculated by the system, it is also recorded in the database. At least some embodiments of the present invention produce output documentation that can be formatted in accordance with, for example, DITSCAP and/or NIACAP standard(s). 
   The ERD shown in  FIG. 34  uses conventional notation. Each entity, as shown in  FIG. 34 , comprises a rectangular box. A one-to-one (1:1) relationship indicates that each occurrence of entity A is related to only one of entity B and each occurrence of B is related to only one occurrence of A. A 1:1 relationship is indicated by a single line connecting two entities. 
                 
 
   A one-to-many (1:M) relationship indicates that each occurrence of entity A is related to one or more occurrences of entity B, but each occurrence of entity B is related to only one occurrence of entity A. The two vertical lines shown below indicate that entity A is associated only with entity B. If the two vertical lines are not present, entity A can be associated with two or more entities (e.g., B, C and/or D). 
                 
 
   A many-to-many (N:M) relationship shows that each occurrence of entity A is related to one or more occurrences of entity B, and each occurrence of entity B is related to one or more occurrences of entity A. 
                 
 
   If there can be occurrences of one entity that are not related to at least one occurrence of the other entity, then the relationship is optional and this is shown by the use of a dashed line. 
                 
 
   As known to those skilled in the art, a data dictionary, as provided below, defines and specifies the data elements in the system. The data dictionary shown below can be used either as a stand-alone system or as an integral part of the database. Data integrity and accuracy is better ensured in the latter case. 
   An instance of an entity shown in  FIG. 34  will represent one or more lines associated with the Table column in the data dictionary provided below (i.e., an entity shown in  FIG. 34  can have many data items/attributes). These data items, representing an attribute of each respective entity to which it belongs, are shown in each line of the data dictionary. The data dictionary also provides the DataType (e.g., varchar, bit, decimal, char, text, int, etc.), and Length (in characters) of the field. The Precision column is applicable only to numerical data and represents the maximum number of significant digits. The Null column indicates whether the field defaults to a null value. FIGS.  34  and the data dictionary can be used to produce, for example, the SQL code required to create the data structures in the database. 
   The table below provides an exemplary data dictionary that can be used with the ERD of FIG.  34 . 
   
     
       
         
             
             
             
             
             
             
           
             
                 
             
             
               Database Table 
               Column 
               DataType 
               Length 
               Precision 
               Null 
             
             
                 
             
           
          
             
                 
             
          
         
         
             
             
             
             
             
             
          
             
               SQL SERVER 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
             
             
               AppUser 
             
             
               userID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               userName 
               varchar 
               25 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               userPassword 
               varchar 
               30 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               firstName 
               varchar 
               20 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               lastName 
               varchar 
               20 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               phoneNumber 
               varchar 
               30 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               pwdLastChanged 
               datetime 
               8 
               23 
               YES 
             
             
               userEmail 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               RoleLogin 
             
             
               roleID 
               varchar 
               10 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               dbRoleName 
               varchar 
               12 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               dbRolePassword 
               varchar 
               30 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               dbPwdLastChanged 
               datetime 
               8 
               23 
               YES 
             
             
               UserRole 
             
             
               userID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               roleID 
               varchar 
               10 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               status 
               char 
               1 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               WCA_AcronymSrc 
             
             
               acronym 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               description 
               text 
               16 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               department 
               int 
               4 
               10 
               NO 
             
             
               service 
               int 
               4 
               10 
               NO 
             
             
               applPubFormat 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               WCA_AppdxTTLSrc 
             
             
               document 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               title 
               varchar 
               255 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               letter 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               applPubFormat 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               appendixType 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               WCA_ApplEventSrc 
             
             
               EventID 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               StageName 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               Category 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               Severity 
               char 
               30 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               PubFormat 
               varchar 
               10 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               WCA_ApplicationID 
             
             
               applID 
               varchar 
               3 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               applName 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               WCA_AuditLog 
             
             
               id 
               int 
               4 
               10 
               NO 
             
             
               PID 
               int 
               4 
               10 
               YES 
             
             
               ProjectName 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               TableName 
               varchar 
               25 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               KeyValues 
               varchar 
               250 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               StageName 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               ProcessStep 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               PageID 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               UserID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               YES 
             
             
               IPAddress 
               varchar 
               16 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               ActionDesc 
               text 
               16 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               ActionStatus 
               char 
               20 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               ActionTime 
               datetime 
               8 
               23 
               YES 
             
             
               EventType 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               ErrorMessage 
               text 
               16 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               UserName 
               varchar 
               25 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               WCA_Class Weight 
             
             
               ID 
               int 
               4 
               10 
               NO 
             
             
               characteristic 
               varchar 
               255 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               alternative 
               varchar 
               255 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               weight 
               float 
               8 
               53 
               YES 
             
             
               applPubFormat 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               WCA_DefinitionSrc 
             
             
               term 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               definition 
               text 
               16 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               department 
               int 
               4 
               10 
               NO 
             
             
               service 
               int 
               4 
               10 
               NO 
             
             
               applPubFormat 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               WCA_DefSecRegSrc 
             
             
               department 
               int 
               4 
               10 
               NO 
             
             
               service 
               int 
               4 
               10 
               NO 
             
             
               regID 
               int 
               4 
               10 
               NO 
             
             
               WCA_DeptServCode 
             
             
               department 
               int 
               4 
               10 
               NO 
             
             
               service 
               int 
               4 
               10 
               NO 
             
             
               departmentName 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               serviceName 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               WCA_DocEventSrc 
             
             
               applPubFormat 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               documentEvent 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               WCA_DocParaTTLSrc 
             
             
               title 
               varchar 
               60 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               paragraph 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               document 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               applPubFormat 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               paragraphLevel 
               int 
               4 
               10 
               NO 
             
             
               paragraphType 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               WCA_DocTmplSrc 
             
             
               instance 
               int 
               4 
               10 
               NO 
             
             
               text 
               text 
               16 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               notes 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               document 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               paragraph 
               varchar 
               255 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               applPubFormat 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               WCA_HelpExampleSrc 
             
             
               ID 
               int 
               4 
               10 
               NO 
             
             
               page 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               applPubFormat 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               type 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               title 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               helptext 
               text 
               16 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               height 
               int 
               4 
               10 
               NO 
             
             
               width 
               int 
               4 
               10 
               NO 
             
             
               seeAlso 
               int 
               4 
               10 
               YES 
             
             
               pageID 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               heading 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               stgID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               YES 
             
             
               WCA_HwFamilyLookup 
             
             
               hwFamily 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               rank 
               int 
               4 
               10 
               NO 
             
             
               type 
               char 
               10 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               hwID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               WCA_InfoCategory 
             
             
               infoCatID 
               int 
               4 
               10 
               NO 
             
             
               infoCatName 
               varchar 
               60 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               infoCatValue 
               varchar 
               5 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               rank 
               int 
               4 
               10 
               YES 
             
             
               weight 
               float 
               8 
               53 
               NO 
             
             
               WCA_LeveIDetermin 
             
             
               ID 
               int 
               4 
               10 
               NO 
             
             
               weightedTotalMin 
               float 
               8 
               53 
               YES 
             
             
               weightedTotalMax 
               float 
               8 
               53 
               YES 
             
             
               class 
               int 
               4 
               10 
               YES 
             
             
               description 
               varchar 
               255 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               applPubFormat 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               WCA_LookupMgr 
             
             
               webCaLookupsID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               tableName 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               columnName 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               lkupDescription 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               wlSize 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               YES 
             
             
               WCA_MarkerLookup 
             
             
               marker 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               sqlStatement 
               varchar 
               1000 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               retrievalType 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               errorMessageText 
               varchar 
               255 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               WCA_MinSeCkListSrc 
             
             
               sectionName 
               varchar 
               255 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               question 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               testText 
               text 
               16 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               questionSort 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               YES 
             
             
               applPubFormat 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               validQuestion 
               char 
               1 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               WCA_MLSecClass 
             
             
               ID 
               int 
               4 
               10 
               YES 
             
             
               maxDateClass 
               varchar 
               255 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               minUserClear 
               varchar 
               255 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               case1 
               varchar 
               255 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               case2 
               varchar 
               255 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               case3 
               varchar 
               255 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               WCA_Organization 
             
             
               orgID 
               decimal 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               orgName 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               orgDescription 
               varchar 
               255 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               WCA_OrgUser 
             
             
               orgID 
               decimal 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               userID 
               int 
               4 
               10 
               NO 
             
             
               WCA_OsFamilyLookup 
             
             
               osFamily 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               rank 
               int 
               4 
               10 
               NO 
             
             
               type 
               char 
               10 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               osID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               WCA_OSSource 
             
             
               osReference 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               osFamily 
               varchar 
               20 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               osMfr 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               osName 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               osVersion 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               osPatchLevel 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               WCA_PageAttributes 
             
             
               pageID 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               stgID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               appPageTitle 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               appPageHeading 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               processStep 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               WCA_ProjAcBoundary 
             
             
               PID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               pabName 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               pabDescription 
               text 
               16 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               adID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               WCA_ProjAcronym 
             
             
               ID 
               int 
               4 
               10 
               NO 
             
             
               PID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               acronym 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               description 
               text 
               16 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               WCA_ProjAppdxFile 
             
             
               ID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               PID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               letter 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               title 
               varchar 
               255 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               shortTitle 
               varchar 
               255 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               author 
               varchar 
               255 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               date 
               varchar 
               255 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               version 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               url 
               varchar 
               255 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               appendixCFlag 
               char 
               10 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               fileID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               WCA_ProjAppdxTTL 
             
             
               PID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               document 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               letter 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               title 
               varchar 
               255 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               appendixType 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               WCA_ProjChar 
             
             
               charName 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               WCA_ProjCharDtl 
             
             
               PID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               charName 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               stringValue 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               weight 
               float 
               8 
               53 
               YES 
             
             
               WCA_ProjCkListRes 
             
             
               PID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               sectionName 
               varchar 
               255 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               question 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               result 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               WCA_ProjConTestRes 
             
             
               platId 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               PID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               cat1 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               cat2 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               cat3 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               aggregatedResult 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               statementOfIssue 
               text 
               16 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               hwPlatform 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               threat 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               impactStatement 
               text 
               16 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               testTitle 
               varchar 
               100 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               associatedRequiremen 
               text 
               16 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               templateId 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               testType 
               varchar 
               1 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               projOSType 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               testCategoryId 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               certAnalysisLevel 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               YES 
             
             
               testRequirements 
               text 
               16 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               riskElemRef 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               YES 
             
             
               totalPopulation 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               YES 
             
             
               testPopulation 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               YES 
             
             
               totalFailed 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               YES 
             
             
               WCA_ProjDataFlow 
             
             
               dataFlowID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               dataFlowDesc 
               text 
               16 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               PID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               shortName 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               WCA_ProjDefAccess 
             
             
               PID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               stgID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               stageAccess 
               char 
               1 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               WCA_ProjDefinitions 
             
             
               ID 
               int 
               4 
               10 
               NO 
             
             
               PID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               term 
               varchar 
               255 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               definition 
               text 
               16 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               WCA_ProjDocPara 
             
             
               PID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               paragraph 
               varchar 
               255 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               text 
               text 
               16 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               document 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               title 
               varchar 
               255 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               paragraphLevel 
               decimal 
               9 
               18 
               YES 
             
             
               paragraphType 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               WCA_ProjDocParaTTL 
             
             
               PID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               document 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               paragraph 
               varchar 
               255 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               title 
               varchar 
               255 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               WCA_ProjDocStatus 
             
             
               PID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               documentEvent 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               WCA_ProjDocTTL 
             
             
               PID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               letter 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               title 
               varchar 
               255 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               documentType 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               classLevel 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               document 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               ID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               YES 
             
             
               WCA_Project 
             
             
               PID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               name 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               acronym 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               projDescription 
               text 
               16 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               version 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               department 
               int 
               4 
               10 
               NO 
             
             
               service 
               int 
               4 
               10 
               NO 
             
             
               subDescriptionKey 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               accreditationType 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               certLevel 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               YES 
             
             
               orgID 
               decimal 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               projStatus 
               varchar 
               10 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               publishingFormat 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               infoCatID 
               int 
               4 
               10 
               YES 
             
             
               answers 
               varchar 
               7 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               userDefinedCertLvl 
               int 
               4 
               10 
               YES 
             
             
               expirationDate 
               datetime 
               8 
               23 
               NO 
             
             
               totalVal 
               int 
               4 
               10 
               YES 
             
             
               WCA_ProjEquipInven 
             
             
               PID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               equipID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               platID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               equipMfr 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               equipModel 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               equipSN 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               equipDescription 
               text 
               16 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               equipHwFamily 
               varchar 
               20 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               equipCPUType 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               equipCPUQty 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               equipCPUSpeed 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               equipRAM 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               equipDiskSize 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               equipDiskDesc 
               text 
               16 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               equipOtherStorage 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               equipDisplay 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               equipOtherHw 
               text 
               16 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               equipOsReference 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               equipOsFamily 
               varchar 
               20 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               equipOsMfr 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               equipOSName 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               equipOSVersion 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               equipOSDescription 
               text 
               16 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               equipIPAddress 
               varchar 
               255 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               equipMAC 
               varchar 
               20 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               equipHostName 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               equipTestFlag 
               char 
               1 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               equipLocation 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               equipVisualId 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               equipOsPatchLevel 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               WCA_ProjEquipSW 
             
             
               PID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               equipID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               softID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               WCA_ProjEventStat 
             
             
               PID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               applEvent 
               varchar 
               25 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               status 
               char 
               2 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               WCA_ProjEventStatus 
             
             
               PID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               EventID 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               FirstOccurred 
               datetime 
               8 
               23 
               NO 
             
             
               LestModified 
               datetime 
               8 
               23 
               YES 
             
             
               EventStatus 
               varchar 
               15 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               UserID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               UserName 
               varchar 
               25 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               ProjectName 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               PublishingTitle 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               WCA_ProjFile 
             
             
               ID 
               int 
               4 
               10 
               NO 
             
             
               PID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               size 
               int 
               4 
               10 
               NO 
             
             
               name 
               varchar 
               255 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               type 
               varchar 
               255 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               creationDate 
               decimal 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               WCA_ProjFileData 
             
             
               ID 
               int 
               4 
               10 
               NO 
             
             
               PID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               offset 
               int 
               4 
               10 
               NO 
             
             
               data 
               varchar 
               8000 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               WCA_ProjMilestone 
             
             
               PID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               milestoneID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               title 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               milestoneDate 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               milestone 
               text 
               16 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               newDate 
               datetime 
               8 
               23 
               YES 
             
             
               WCA_ProjParaFig 
             
             
               ID 
               int 
               4 
               10 
               NO 
             
             
               fileID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               PID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               figureName 
               varchar 
               255 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               figureNumber 
               int 
               4 
               10 
               YES 
             
             
               figureType 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               document 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               figureTitle 
               varchar 
               255 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               paragraph 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               WCA_ProjParagraphs 
             
             
               PID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               document 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               letter 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               number 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               indent 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               title 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               text 
               text 
               16 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               WCA_ProjPersonnel 
             
             
               projPersID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               roleName 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               title 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               fname 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               mi 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               lname 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               office 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               ppOrganization 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               address1 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               address2 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               city 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               state 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               zip 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               phone 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               officeDesignation 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               PID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               fax 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               email 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               WCA_ProjPlatCat 
             
             
               PID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               platID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               platCategory 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               platDescription 
               text 
               16 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               platQtyEstimated 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               YES 
             
             
               platQtyActual 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               YES 
             
             
               platTestStrategy 
               char 
               5 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               platHwFamily 
               varchar 
               20 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               platMfr 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               platModel 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               platCpuType 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               platCpuQty 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               platCpuSpeed 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               platRam 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               platDiskSize 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               platDiskDesc 
               text 
               16 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               platOtherStorage 
               text 
               16 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               platDisplay 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               platOtherHw 
               text 
               16 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               platOsReference 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               platOsFamily 
               varchar 
               20 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               platOsMfr 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               platOsName 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               platOsVersion 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               platOsPatchLevel 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               platOsDescription 
               text 
               16 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               platIpAddress 
               varchar 
               255 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               platSn 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               platLocation 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               platVisualId 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               WCA_ProjPlatSW 
             
             
               PID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               platID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               softID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               WCA_ProjPublishedDoc 
             
             
               PID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               YES 
             
             
               document 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               title 
               varchar 
               255 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               filename 
               varchar 
               255 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               contentType 
               varchar 
               255 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               creationDate 
               datetime 
               8 
               23 
               YES 
             
             
               content 
               image 
               16 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               WCA_ProjReference 
             
             
               projRefID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               PID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               title 
               varchar 
               255 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               shortTitle 
               varchar 
               255 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               author 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               refDate 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               version 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               url 
               varchar 
               255 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               refType 
               char 
               1 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               regID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               appendix 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               refInstance 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               YES 
             
             
               WCA_ProjRiskElem 
             
             
               PID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               testFailure 
               varchar 
               100 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               associatedRqmt 
               text 
               16 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               statementOfIssue 
               text 
               16 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               impactStatement 
               text 
               16 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               safeGuard 
               text 
               16 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               riskAssessnent 
               text 
               16 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               calcRiskLevel 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               userRickLevel 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               threatCorrelation 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               riskElemRef 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               YES 
             
             
               totalPopulation 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               YES 
             
             
               testPopulation 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               YES 
             
             
               totalFailed 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               YES 
             
             
               platID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               testCategoryID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               analysisComp 
               char 
               3 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               WCA_ProjRqmt 
             
             
               projRqmtID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               PID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               regID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               YES 
             
             
               sourceDoc 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               paragraph 
               varchar 
               255 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               title 
               varchar 
               255 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               statedRequirement 
               varchar 
               4000 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               result 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               certReportRef 
               varchar 
               255 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               cat1 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               cat2 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               cat3 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               alreadyPulled 
               char 
               1 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               templateID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               YES 
             
             
               regType 
               char 
               1 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               allowEdit 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               testCetegoryId 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               YES 
             
             
               interviewFlag 
               char 
               1 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               observationFlag 
               char 
               1 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               documentFlag 
               char 
               1 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               testFlag 
               char 
               1 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               srtmResult 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               WCA_ProjSSAAStatus 
             
             
               PID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               SSAAEvent 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               WCA_ProjSWInven 
             
             
               PID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               softID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               softName 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               softMfr 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               softVersion 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               softPatchLevel 
               varchar 
               255 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               softDescription 
               text 
               16 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               SWReference 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               SWFamily 
               varchar 
               20 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               WCA_ProjSysInterf 
             
             
               interfaceID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               interfaceName 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               interfaceDesc 
               text 
               16 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               PID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               WCA_ProjSysLvlRisk 
             
             
               PID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               riskDescription 
               text 
               16 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               calcRiskLevel 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               userDefRiskLevel 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               WCA_ProjSystemUser 
             
             
               sysUserID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               PID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               category 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               minClearance 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               aisCertLevel 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               foreignNational 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               psuDescription 
               text 
               16 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               rank 
               int 
               4 
               10 
               NO 
             
             
               WCA_ProjSysThreat 
             
             
               PID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               threatElement 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               calcValue 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               userDefinedValue 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               threatCategory 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               WCA_ProjTestProc 
             
             
               PID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               cat1 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               cat2 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               cat3 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               testText 
               text 
               16 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               expectedResult 
               text 
               16 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               result 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               notes 
               text 
               16 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               tester 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               datePerformed 
               datetime 
               8 
               23 
               YES 
             
             
               hwPlatform 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               teetNumberType 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               threat 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               impactStatement 
               text 
               16 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               testTitle 
               varchar 
               100 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               interviewFlag 
               char 
               1 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               observationFlag 
               char 
               1 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               testFlag 
               char 
               1 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               documentFlag 
               char 
               1 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               platID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               associatedRgmt 
               text 
               16 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               templateID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               testType 
               char 
               1 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               projOsType 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               testCategoryID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               certAnalysisLevel 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               YES 
             
             
               testRequirements 
               text 
               16 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               testObjective 
               varchar 
               1000 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               testMfr 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               testModel 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               testSN 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               testLocation 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               testVisualID 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               equipID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               WCA_ProjThreatEnv 
             
             
               PID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               location 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               pteNetwork 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               wireless 
               char 
               1 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               dialup 
               char 
               1 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               pds 
               char 
               1 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               adminTraining 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               maintTraining 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               userTraining 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               installationFac 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               flood 
               char 
               1 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               fire 
               char 
               1 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               lightning 
               char 
               1 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               tornado 
               char 
               1 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               volcano 
               char 
               1 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               earthquake 
               char 
               1 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               hurricane 
               char 
               1 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               customHardware 
               char 
               1 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               customSoftware 
               char 
               1 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               projThreatEnvCalc 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               projThreatEnvUser 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               WCA_ProjUser 
             
             
               userID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               PID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               WCA_ProjUserAccess 
             
             
               PID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               userID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               stgID 
               numeric 
               9 
               18 
               NO 
             
             
               stageAccess 
               char 
               1 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               WCA_PublishFmt 
             
             
               publishingCode 
               char 
               2 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               pfDescription 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               WCA_RiskDetermin 
             
             
               projThreatElement 
               char 
               1 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               testThreatElement 
               char 
               1 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               elementRiskLevel 
               char 
               2 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               WCA_RiskLvlCode 
             
             
               elementRiskLevel 
               char 
               2 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               riskLeveIDesc 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               WCA_SecRegSrc 
             
             
               regID 
               int 
               4 
               10 
               NO 
             
             
               shortTitle 
               varchar 
               255 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               title 
               varchar 
               255 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               sourceDoc 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               service 
               int 
               4 
               10 
               YES 
             
             
               qualifier 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               author 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               regDate 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               version 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               ur1 
               varchar 
               255 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               repType 
               char 
               1 
               0 
               YES 
             
             
               department 
               int 
               4 
               10 
               NO 
             
             
               applPubFormat 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               WCA_SecReqCritQ 
             
             
               secRegCritQID 
               int 
               4 
               10 
               NO 
             
             
               code 
               varchar 
               255 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               message 
               varchar 
               255 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               WCA_SecRqmtSrc 
             
             
               regID 
               int 
               4 
               10 
               NO 
             
             
               sourceDoc 
               varchar 
               50 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               paragraph 
               varchar 
               255 
               0 
               NO 
             
             
               title 
               varchar 
               255 
               0 
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   The many features and advantages of the invention are apparent from the detailed specification, and thus, it is intended by the appended claims to cover all such features and advantages of the invention which fall within the true spirit and scope of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and variations will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation illustrated and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention. While the foregoing invention has been described in detail by way of illustration and example of preferred embodiments, numerous modifications, substitutions, and alterations are possible without departing from the scope of the invention defined in the following claims.