Security

MyProxy Credential Management Service

Seems like there are some updates with MyProxy going on, now it has some new functionality of acting as a Certificate Authority, more information, taken from http://grid.ncsa.uiuc.edu/myproxy/ca/ :

Starting with v3.0, the MyProxy server includes the ability to act as a Certificate Authority (CA), signing certificates with a configured CA key on request for authenticated users that don't already have certificates stored in the MyProxy repository … The MyProxy server can act as a CA, a repository, or both. … By default, the MyProxy CA issues certificates valid for 12 hours.

SSH Session Server Framework

SSH Session Server Framework is system, that allows to make CLI -> GUI transformation with aggregation of outputs of multiple applications executed on multiple resources. (more information...)

GAMA - Grid Account Management Architecture

GAMA is a complete GSI credential management and integration solution tailored for use in emerging CyberInfrastructure through web portals or web services clients. It makes grid portals as easy to use as your favorite commercial web site, but maintains the security and delegation capabilities of GSI. GAMA consists of two components: a backend security service that provides secure creation and management of credentials, and a front-end set of GridSphere portlets and services that provide tight integration into web/grid portals. (more information...)

PURSE - Portal-based User Registration Service

PURSE is an "integrated solution" that provides an easy-to-use web interface for potential users of an application to "register" themselves and request sign-in credentials. Administrators receive requests and decide whether to grant them or not. When a user is registered, a Grid credential is created on his behalf and used "behind the scenes" whenever he uses the application. (more information...)

GAS - Grid(Lab) Authorization Service

The main goal of GAS is to provide functionality that would be able to fulfill most authorization requirements of grid computing environments. GAS is designed as a trusted single logical point for defining security policy for complex grid infrastructures. As the flexibility is a key requirement, it is to be able to implement various security scenarios, based on push or pull models, simultaneously. GAS has an administration portlet that lets users manage this functionality. ([more information...)