Authentication and Authorization Mechanisms for Multi-Domain Grid Environments

• Authors: CORNWALL Linda A.; JENSEN Jens; KELSEY David P.; FROHNER Ákos; KOUŘIL Daniel; BONNASSIEUX Franck; NICOUD Sophie; LORENTEY Károly; HAHKALA Joni; SILANDER Mika; CECCHINI Roberto; CIASCHINI Vincenzo; DELL'AGNELLO Luca; SPATARO Fabio; O'CALLAGHAN David; MULMO Olle; VOLPATO Gian Luca; GROEP David; STEENBAKKERS Martijn; MCNAB Andrew
• Year of publication: 2005
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: Journal of Grid Computing
• MU Faculty or unit: Institute of Computer Science
• Keywords: authentication; authorization; grid; security
• Description: This article discusses the authentication and the authorization aspects of security in grid environments spanning multiple administrative domains. Achievements in these areas are presented using the EU DataGrid project as an example implementation. It also gives an outlook on future directions of development.