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Security Web Services: operations, status and deployment. DEWS Technical Workshop 6-7 February 2007. Services. Attribute Authority Session Manager Simple CA. Attribute Authority. High level operations
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Security Web Services: operations, status and deployment DEWS Technical Workshop 6-7 February 2007
Services • Attribute Authority • Session Manager • Simple CA British Atmospheric Data Centre (http://badc.nerc.ac.uk)
Attribute Authority • High level operations • getAttCert: return an attribute certificate to a registered user / return a mapped attribute certificate given an attribute certificate from a trusted host • getTrustedHostInfo: get information about other trusted hosts • getHostInfo: information about this Attribute Authority • Status • Completed unit tests: python – python web service operation • Java client: generated stubs from WSDL but not complete • Physical Location • Health Stream: with Portal at LostWax and at MetOffice • Marine stream (ESSC) British Atmospheric Data Centre (http://badc.nerc.ac.uk)
Session Manager • High level operations • connect: authenticate and start a new session containing a Credential Wallet • disconnect: terminate a session • getAttCert: retrieve attribute certificates from Attribute Authorities and cache them in the users Credential Wallet • Status • Near complete unit tests: python – python web service operation • Java client: generated stubs from WSDL and tested some of the operations • Physical Location • Health Stream • With Portal at LostWax British Atmospheric Data Centre (http://badc.nerc.ac.uk)
Simple CA • High level operations • sign: sign new certificates • revokeCert: revoke a certificate • getCRL: return an up to date Certificate revokation list • Status • Not complete work focussed instead on Session Manager and Attribute Authority • Physical Location • Health Stream / Marine Stream CA at the BADC British Atmospheric Data Centre (http://badc.nerc.ac.uk)