JISC

Start date: 1 July 2003

End date: 31 July 2004

Funding programme: Support for e-Research programme

JISC theme(s): e-Research

An Authorisation API for the GRID  

This project is working with GGF colleagues around the world to define an authorisation Application Program Interface (API) for the Grid, and to publish this specification as a Grid standard. The interface will be specified using the OASIS SAML protocol. The Globus toolkit v3 will then be enhanced to support this interface, as will the PERMIS authorisation infrastructure. Finally, the BRIDGES project at the University of Glasgow will pilot the combined GT3/PERMIS software.