Introduction

WG11

Security Work Group

The WG11 is responsible for defining the requirements and specifying the architectures and protocols for security and privacy in O-RAN systems. It shall collect the security requirements and solutions from all other WGs, negotiate as necessary to ensure uniform requirements and designs among the relevant WGs, thereby allowing a standardized security architecture. The SFG shall specify security requirements, architectures and frameworks in support of the open interfaces defined by other O-RAN WGs. This includes security guidelines that span across the entire O-RAN architecture.

• Specify O-RAN Security Architecture and protocols

• Develop Security Requirements for O-RAN systems

• Specify Security Protocol specific profiles

• Specify Security Test Cases

• O-RAN Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure (CVD) Program

• Development of O-RAN Open-Source Community (OSC) security guidelines / requirements

• Development of an O-RAN Open Test and Integration Center (OTIC) / integration and validation of security use cases / capabilities with TIFG

• WG specific security analysis – Threats, risks assessment, specific countermeasure

• Study and if feasible specify adoption of blockchain technologies in O-RAN Security architecture

Deutsche Telekom (DT): Markus Wengel

Ericsson (ERI): Scott Poretsky

Rakuten Symphony (SYM): Nagendra Bykampadi