As a correction, let me point out that the OGSA-AuthN BOF is intended to provide a process for moving forward from existing efforts in AuthN, and does not have the role that you imply here. The basic features of GSI and related technologies are well documented and clearly spelled out in existing literature. I was, and am, focusing on grid (specifically grid services) authentication here. Alan On Jan 22, 2007, at 1:32 PM, Steven Newhouse wrote:
'access under OGSA' is a bit of a null statement IMHO. Both of the proposed mechanisms (username/password & X.509 certificates) are viable in some deployment scenarios - perhaps not in others. The key requirement is to keep moving.
Waiting for the results of WG's that are just having BoFs is not really a viable solution.
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