ISO/IEC 23751:2022

INTERNATIONAL ISO/IEC
STANDARD 23751
First edition
2022-02
Information technology — Cloud
computing and distributed platforms
— Data sharing agreement (DSA)
framework
Reference number
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Contents Page
Foreword .v
Introduction . vi
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Symbols and abbreviated terms.3
5 Overview of DSAs.3
5.1 General . 3
5.2 Data sharing scenarios . 4
5.3 Role of the DSA. 7
5.4 Trust as a key element in data sharing . 7
5.5 Data access and processing rights . 7
5.6 Data flow and DSA elements. 9
5.7 Relationship between data sharing and data portability . 10
5.8 Data sharing agreements (DSAs) in data lifecycles . 10
5.9 Data sharing agreements (DSAs) governance . 10
6 Dataset description .11
6.1 General . 11
6.2 DLOs and DQOs . 11
6.2.1 Title . 11
6.2.2 Domain . 11
6.2.3 Data dictionary . 11
6.2.4 Format. 11
6.2.5 Data types . 11
6.2.6 Data gathering policy . 11
6.2.7 Revision history . 11
6.2.8 Pre-existing transforms . 11
6.2.9 Date of the dataset . 11
6.2.10 Number of instances .12
6.2.11 Summary statistics .12
7 Data use obligations and controls .12
7.1 General .12
7.2 DLOs and DQOs . 13
7.2.1 Regulatory obligations and controls . 13
7.2.2 Data holder obligations and controls . 13
7.2.3 Allowed data uses . .13
7.2.4 Disallowed data uses . 14
7.2.5 Allowed uses of the data processing output . 14
7.2.6 Disallowed uses of the data processing output . 14
7.2.7 Data user obligations and controls . 14
8 Data provenance records, quality, and integrity .14
8.1 Data provenance records . 14
8.1.1 General . 14
8.1.2 DLOs and DQOs . 14
8.2 Data quality . 15
8.2.1 General .15
8.2.2 DLOs and DQOs .15
8.3 Integrity . 16
8.3.1 General . 16
8.3.2 DLOs and DQOs — Dataset integrity . 16
9 Chain of custody and transfer of custody .16
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9.1 Chain of custody . 16
9.1.1 General . 16
9.1.2 DLOs and DQOs . 16
9.2 Transfer of custody . 17
9.2.1 General . 17
9.2.2 DLOs and DQOs . 17
10 Security and privacy .17
10.1 General . 17
10.2 DLOs and DQOs . 18
10.2.1 Data holder security requirements . 18
10.2.2 Data user security requirements . 18
10.2.3 Data holder privacy requirements . 18
10.2.4 Data user privacy requirements. 18
11 Proof of compliance .18
11.1 General . 18
11.2 DLOs and DQOs — Proof of compliance mechanisms . 19
Annex A (informative) Governance in ecosystems .20
Annex B (informative) Examples of alternatives to bespoke data sharing agreements (DSAs) .21
Annex C (informative) ISO/IEC standards for identity, privacy, chain of custody, forensics
and security.22
Bibliography .24
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Foreword
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