Information Classification Levels

Status	draft
PR #	16
Sponsor	Filip Radulovic (filip@blindnet.io)

(-2) Public

Promoted information

Examples:

• blindnet blog post
• any information on blindnet.io
• any content referenced by a link in blindnet.io
• any content shared on social media

(-1) Open

Information anyone could access online via an URL.

Example:

• unpromoted Github repository
• unreferenced video on Youtube
• Google document shared with "anyone with the link"

(0) Unclassified

Default level

Information accessible without extensive efforts.

• potential effect: same as restricted (should be confined to the person who recorded the information)
• maximum duration: expected minimal
• minimum requirements: simple authentication

Examples:

• personnal notes in evernote
• video recorded on a personnal smartphone

(1) Restricted

• potential effect: undesirable effects on blindnet and clients' public image or brand, or people's privacy
• maximum duration: none, but an anonymized open derivative or summary should be published after 1 year
• minimum requirements: simple access restriction in an solution managed by blindnet with 2FA authentication (e.g. Github)

(2) Confidential

• potential effect: damages on finances, business activities, public image or brand of blindnet and partners, or people's personal security and private life
• maximum duration: 1 year (delete or edit and move to restricted level)
• minimum requirements: encryption (TO BE COMPLETED)