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4 Video processing and storage

8.2.3 Video metadata storage service requirements

– SER-013: A VSCS system is required to support video metadata writing through the network.
– SER-014: A VSCS system is required to support video metadata deletion.
– SER-015: A VSCS system is required to support video metadata browsing and searching; the
searching condition can be the source of video metadata, the creation time of video metadata, video
metadata content, etc.

8.3 Security requirements

8.3.1 Authentication security requirements
– SEC-001: A VSCS system is required to provide the mechanisms for authentication and authorization,
and it is required to only permit authorized users to access the system and use system services. A
VSCS system is required to forbid an unauthorized user to handle any resources of the system.
8.3.2 Access security requirements

– SEC-002: A VSCS system is required to operate in environments where network address translation
(NAT) and/or firewall devices are present. It is recommended to utilize specified firewalls,
gatekeepers and other network devices to ensure security for access to some special cloud storage
services.

8.3.3 Content security requirements
– SEC-003: A VSCS system is required to ensure the security of stored data such as video, picture,
video metadata, etc. It is recommended to provide the mechanisms to protect the copyrights of the
stored data, and to protect the stored data from being corrupted.
– SEC-004: A VSCS system is required to provide data protection mechanisms such as data backup,
coding, etc. It is required to be able to recover the destroyed data.
– SEC-005: A VSCS system is required to protect user privacy.

8.3.4 System security requirements
– SEC-006: A VSCS system is required to have the capability of resisting various attacks.
– SEC-007: A VSCS system is required to provide the mechanisms for troubleshooting. It is required
that a structural single-node problem be avoided (i.e., a problem at a single node should not cause
failure of the entire system).

8.4 Management requirements

8.4.1 Storage management requirements
– MAN-001: A VSCS system is required to support storage space management. The storage space can
be increased and decreased flexibly.

8.4.2 Equipment management requirements
– MAN-002: A VSCS system is required to provide the unified management of the storage equipment.
8.4.3 Service management requirements

– MAN-003: A VSCS system is required to provide the various storage service subscription means for
users, and to provide the capabilities of querying, viewing and modifying their subscription
information.
– MAN-004: A VSCS system is recommended to provide the capability of accounting, charging and
billing for the service operation.
– MAN-005: A VSCS system is recommended to provide various alternative accounting modes, and to
support flexible combinations of payment modes, billing modes, billing cycles, preferential pricing,
etc.

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