The Case for a Simpler Security Model in Grid Computing
F. Orellana, Christian Ulrik Sttrup, A. Wäänänen, Daniel Kalici, Michael Grønager · 2009
Today's de facto standard for assigning trust, involving X.509 proxy credentials and virtual organizations, is analyzed and found to present a number of problems. A model is proposed which is simpler and has less inherent security risks while still providing the functionality needed by current grid applications.