VOMS Status

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VOMS Status
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Contents

• Background
• Current status
• Changes from last MWSG

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Architecture reminder
Web browser
mkgridamp and LDAP sync
Java mgmt client
voms-proxy-init
SOAP Over HTTPS
HTTPS
HTTPS
VOMS protocol over GSI
VOMS web interface
VOMS mgmt API
gridmap support
VOMS admin server
VOMS core server
JDBC
Mysql api
VOMS DB
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VOMS Core Server

• EDG/LCG version works
• EGEE version does not work
• longest install in history
• Many bugs and even fixes filed, but not much
  happens
• Major problem, holding many things up
• Developer problem, sick leaves
• Patrick?
• AC conformance

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VOMS Admin

• EDG/LCG version production quality
• EGEE version successfully installed in NIKHEF
• Works, but has been changing rapidly
• Changes sometimes break something else
• Should consider branching

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VOMS AC parsing

• Needed for services to support VOMS attributes
• For c/c - provided by VOMS Core libraries
• For java - parsing is being implemented
• Code is in CVS and works, but needs finishing
  touches
• AC implementation being contributed to
  Bouncycastle
• Generator code being developed by a third party
• AC format in VOMS core is not RFC conformant

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Upcoming changes

• Full AC RFC conformance
• Removal of CA/DN combination requirement
• DNs are unique
• Removal of capabilities attribute
• Not used
• Multi-DN support
• Simple first step already being done