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[Stefan Krueger]

The File Signature Database (FSDB) is a partner-based initiative designed to bring to market a heterogeneous collection of known-good file data, currently including signatures for more than 11 million files.
The goal is to make a transition from tracking "known bad" files, such as viruses, towards a preemptive approach using a "known-good" files database.

Actually this idea is not so new (e.g. http://www.securewave.com), although current solutions primarily target company-wide networks, not the whole world.

Many delivery models for the FSDB content are being developed, both by Tripwire and the charter partners (HP, IBM, InstallShield Software Corporation, RSA Security and Sun Microsystems, Inc.). It is anticipated that an open-standard FSDB Web service will be made available through the Internet in the first half of 2004.

For details see:
http://www.tripwire....r.cfm?prid=202

[Stefan Krueger]

Additional information can be found here:
http://www.tripwire.com/fsdb/