User:Wvengen@nikhef.nl/JGridStart

Using a computing grid requires authorisation and authentication. This is managed by asymmetric cryptography with client-side SSL certificates. Setting it up requires some expertise. jGridStart attempts to provide that, enabling you to quickly proceed to actually using the grid.

jGridStart is currently being developed. I expect the first version to be ready somewhere in April 2009.

Related software

• SpectroGrid2 with a java web start based certificate manager (also here)
• JaBaCATs Java Basic Certificate Authority Tools
• Portecle - GUI to create, manage and examine keystores, keys, certificates, requests, revocation lists and more.
• KeyTool IUI the cryptography GUI tool
• gridshib-ca contains a java web start tool that installs user certificates muchlike jGridStart, but with a minimal user interface.