The authentication and authorization infrastructure of perfSONAR MDM
Cándido Rodríguez, Maurizio Molina, Jeff W. Boote · Campus-Wide Information Systems · 2008
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to show the results of having a full authentication and authorization scenario in a web service‐oriented architecture. The Joint Research Activity 1 in the EU‐funded GEANT2 project, in cooperation with Internet2, the US Department of Energy's ESnet and the Brazilian National Research and Educational Network, has defined a general framework for a multi‐domain network measurement infrastructure. The implementation, called Performance‐focused Service Oriented Network Monitoring Architecture, contains a set of services delivering performance measurements in a multi‐domain environment. The main goal of this work is to provide a multi‐federation identity solution to perfSONAR. Design/methodology/approach This is a case study of applying authentication and authorization standards to a web service‐oriented architecture. The prototype is implemented thanks to eduGAIN. Findings A multi‐federation identity solution for highly distributed web services environment has been gained. Originality/value The paper shows that it is possible to have a multi‐federated environment for web and non‐web applications applying current technologies. This is useful for practitioners of distributed software, specially in national research and educational networks.