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Executive Summary

Meeting of ITU-T SG17 'Security', virtual, 24 August - 3 September 2020

Hot topics:

• 5G security
• IoT Security
• ITS Security
• Cloud Security
• DLT security
• Revision of ASN.1 series Recommendations
• Revision of TTCN-3 series Recommendations
• Preparation for WTSA2020

Meeting Output:

• TAP approval: 10 new Recommendations, Details are in Annex A a).
• TAP determined : 45 new Recommendations, Details are in Annex A d).
• AAP Consented: 32 new/revised Recommendations/Corrigendum for Last Call. Details are in Annex A e).
• Agreed 5 texts: Technical Reports. Details are in Annex A c).
• New work items: 15 NWIs were agreed to be added to the SG17 Work Programme. Details are in Annex B.
• SG17 Reports to WTSA-20 Part I - GENERAL (Annex 2 only) and Part II - QUESTIONS for next study period finalized  in SG17-LS285 ​​​
  

Next SG17 meetings:

• 7 Jan 2021, SG17 e-plenary
• 7 texts and C872 (late Contribution) are candidate for action in SG17 Jan 2021 e-plenary, see in Annex A f).
• Open and extended management team meeting on 6 Jan 2020, 13:30-14:30
• 1^st SG17 meeting in next study period: tbc in SG17 Jan 2021 meeting.
• 12 texts are candidate for action in 1^st SG17 meeting meeting, see in Annex A g).
   
  
• Interim RGMs: 9 Questions plan to hold 9 RGMs.

Tutorial: SG17 overview, TD3046​​

Participation:

• 262 participants (307 announced): 32 countries, 28 Sector Members, 3 Associates, 4 Academia,and  5 invited experts.

All 3 SG17 Correspondence Groups are terminated:

• CG-xss (correspondence group on transformation of security study)
• CG-wtsa20-prep (Correspondence Group on SG17 preparation for WTSA-20)
• CG-SECAD (Correspondence Group on security architecture development)

SG17 Task Force on Preparation for Next Study Period was created (ToR in TD3228)

Meeting input and organization:

• Contributions: 110 – slight decrease (past meetings: 121, 151, 118, 144, 113, 106, 78, 81, 66, 74, 80) DDP: 100%; SG17 Counsellor reviewed all of them and provided substantial comments on 20 Cs (18%).
• Contribution# from: APT (94 (85%) (= China 50.8 (46%), Korea 33.1 (30%), Japan 9.1), Americas   (10 (US 9 +CA 1)), EUR (5 (Swiss 2+ UK 2+Den 1)), LAM (1), AFR (0), ARAB (0), RCC (0). 
• ​​TDs: 434 (previous meeting: 438, 508, 380, 420, 395, 426, 368, 391, 418, 371, 386)  - stable
• LS:  incoming 58 (past meeting: 77, 67, 58, 47, 40, 45, 43, 38, 47); Outgoing 32 - stable (matrix TD2996)

Annex A
Actions taken on Recommendations, and other texts at the 3 September 2020 plenary

a) TAP Recommendations approved (WTSA-16 Resolution 1):

b) TAP Recommendations not approved (WTSA-16 Resolution 1):

none

c) Amendment approved, Corrigendum approved, Supplements agreed:

The SG17 plenary meeting approved the following texts by agreement:

d) Recommendations determined (TAP – WTSA-16 Resolution 1):

 Note: X.1252rev was determined in SG17 closing plenary on 3 September 2020 but misunderstood by SG17 secretary as for determination at the 7 January 2021 SG17 e-plenary. Consequently, it was not included in TSB Circular 268 announcing TAP consultation of SG17 determined texts. This mistake was identified in preparation for SG17 plenary meeting on 7 January 2021. Its TAP consultation was launched after SG17 plenary meeting on 7 January 2021 via TSB Circular 289. 

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e) AAP Recommendations consented for Last Call (Recommendation ITU-T A.8):

The SG17 plenary meeting gave consent (AAP) to the following new/rev ITU-T Recommendations and Technical Corrigendum for Last Call according to Recommendation ITU-T A.8:

Note:​

(1)   Q11/17 requested AAP Last call of revised ASN.1 Recommendations deferred to November 2020 so that these common texts are synchronized with its FDIS approval by ISO/IEC JTC1/SC6.

f) Work items planned for action in SG17 Jan 2021 meeting:

Note:

1. 1    TAP approval of X.1054rev was deferred by SG17 Aug/Sep 2020 meeting to next SG17 Jan 2021 meeting so that this common text is synchronized with its FDIS approval by ISO/IEC JTC1/SC27;
   
2. 2-5  for TAP approval; 
   
3. 6     for AAP consent; 
   
4. 7     for TAP determination; 
   
5. 8     NWI for approval by SG17 agreement.
   
6. 
   

g) Work items planned for action in 1st SG17 meeting in next study period (tbc):

Note:

*    for TAP determination

**  approval by SG17 agreement

Annex B
New work items

The following new work items were agreed to be added to the SG17 Work Programme:

Notes:

*: for TAP determination, **: for approval by SG17 agreement  ​

Annex C
Work items Removed

none