VRE4EIC Deliverable 5.2 Implications for the VRE end-users to handle security, privacy and trust issues - first version

Hollink L., Concordia C., Ashley K., Whyte A.

Information System Security  Virtual Research Environments  trustworthy VRE systems 

For the e-VRE being developed by the VRE4EIC project, the security, privacy and trust requirements significantly vary amongst the potential end-users from various research domains and public. In deliverable D5.1, the VRE4EIC project has defined the strategies handling potential issues and risks regarding security, privacy and trust aspects. However, these strategies are mainly produced to help the technical developers better design the e-VRE and choose appropriate technologies for the implementation of the e-VRE. We assume that most of the potential end-users will have limited ICT knowledge so that they may have a different understanding or interpretation regarding these strategies to deal with security, privacy and trust related issues. In order to help our potential end- users understand the logic and consideration of the strategies developed in D5.1, this deliverable clarifies these strategies in the early stage of e-VRE development. The user is a global actor representing any user accessing the e-VRE (according to its definition, "VRE users" only concern people that want to access research data). This approach will also help the engagement of potential end-users. After implementing an e-VRE prototype that will be tested by user groups, a second version of this deliverable will be completed in Month 33 (D5.4). Upon acceptance of this strategy document, it will be made publicly available and especially distributed to target users of the existing e-RI initiatives and VRE-related initiatives.

Source: Project report, VRE4EIC, Deliverable D5.2, 2017