Network Security Performance Testing at UNH-IOL

NetSecOPEN and the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Lab (UNH-IOL), as a founding member, first started collaborations in the Summer of 2017. The goals at the time were clear: certification testing for the performance of security devices in an open and transparent way that enables the best opportunity for “apple-to-apples” comparison of results.

NetsecOPEN and the UNH-IOL had common goals from the beginning. The UNH-IOL’s dual mission is to provide a neutral environment to foster interoperability, standards conformance, and development for the interconnected world, while attracting students to and preparing them for careers in cutting-edge technology. Open standards and transparent test methodologies support the UNH-IOL’s mission and encourage cooperation rather than competition in the development of the technology. True to this mission, NetSecOPEN test methods are submitted to and discussed at open IETF Benchmarking Working Group meetings, allowing all who attend, NetSecOPEN member or not, to comment on and critique the specification. Now at draft -05, the Network Security Device Performance Internet-Draft is poised to enter the final stages of publication in the coming weeks.

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