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some notes on [[User:Wvengen@nikhef.nl/JGridStart]]
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{{JGridstart}}some notes on [[JGridstart]]
  
 
* Private key (&passphrase)
 
* Private key (&passphrase)
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** [http://library.gnome.org/devel/hig-book/stable/ Gnome HIG]
 
** [http://library.gnome.org/devel/hig-book/stable/ Gnome HIG]
 
** [http://developer.apple.com/documentation/userexperience/Conceptual/AppleHIGuidelines/ Apple HIG]
 
** [http://developer.apple.com/documentation/userexperience/Conceptual/AppleHIGuidelines/ Apple HIG]
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* Review certificate parameters before releasing, also by others
 
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** CertificatePair.generateRequest(): sigAlgName, keyAlgName
 
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** CertificatePair.generateRequest(): CSR attributes
 
  
 
==TODO==
 
==TODO==
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** separate ui from passwordcache, implement cli
 
** separate ui from passwordcache, implement cli
 
** warn properly when unsupported password on single PKCS#12 entries are found
 
** warn properly when unsupported password on single PKCS#12 entries are found
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** [Mac] make sure password dialog is placed on top of the relevant window, not somewhere else
 
* html viewer
 
* html viewer
 
** on enter, go to next form element, or submit if at the end (like JEditorpane) -- upstream
 
** on enter, go to next form element, or submit if at the end (like JEditorpane) -- upstream
 
** make printing margins work, document on wiki, notify mailing list
 
** make printing margins work, document on wiki, notify mailing list
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** [bug] [Win] html form cannot receive input unless the focus is removed from a form element and given back
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** [bug] [Mac] explicitely set base url in jar or stylesheet cannot be found
 
* gui
 
* gui
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** make show/hide certificate list work on Java 1.5 and below
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** Make default certificate bold and place on top of list
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** Import: if base64 encoding of cert/CSR is equal to another one ask whether to overwrite or ignore.
 
** concurrency !!
 
** concurrency !!
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** [bug] selecting certificate in menu doesn't update certificatelist when an invalid certificate is present but it is not the last certificate
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** [bug] certificate list becomes empty after refresh when a certificate is removed from disk
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* Naming of certificate directories should be related to certificate date, not import date
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* give the possibility to re-upload a CSR (when no certificate present)
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* for email links to RA/CA, add DN and modulus.first20 in body
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==Future ideas==
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* Make estimated guess for some request form fields
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** Organisation: ip-address, emailaddress (specify in organisations.conf); currently specified in jnlp/default properties
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** Name: from system user
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** Certification level: detect demo/tutorial from hostname/ip-range/systemname/...

Latest revision as of 14:39, 29 March 2012

<sidebar>

  • jGridstart
    • JGridstart|Home
    • JGridstart/Help|Help
    • JGridstart/Support|Support
  • jGridstart for ...
    • JGridstart/Certificate_Authorities|Certificate Authorities
    • JGridstart/Developers|Developers

</sidebar>some notes on JGridstart

  • Private key (&passphrase)
    • keep in memory with timeout when appropriate
    • make sure it doesn't hit swap, if possible -- MEM06-C
    • MSC31-J never hardcode sensitive information
    • make sure it's not serializable
    • Securing Java, part 1, 2 and 3.
  • Human Interface Guidelines

TODO

  • passwords
    • try again when password fails, stop after a couple of times
    • show how many passwords remembered and add action to forget
    • separate ui from passwordcache, implement cli
    • warn properly when unsupported password on single PKCS#12 entries are found
    • [Mac] make sure password dialog is placed on top of the relevant window, not somewhere else
  • html viewer
    • on enter, go to next form element, or submit if at the end (like JEditorpane) -- upstream
    • make printing margins work, document on wiki, notify mailing list
    • [bug] [Win] html form cannot receive input unless the focus is removed from a form element and given back
    • [bug] [Mac] explicitely set base url in jar or stylesheet cannot be found
  • gui
    • Make default certificate bold and place on top of list
    • Import: if base64 encoding of cert/CSR is equal to another one ask whether to overwrite or ignore.
    • concurrency !!
    • [bug] selecting certificate in menu doesn't update certificatelist when an invalid certificate is present but it is not the last certificate
    • [bug] certificate list becomes empty after refresh when a certificate is removed from disk
  • Naming of certificate directories should be related to certificate date, not import date
  • give the possibility to re-upload a CSR (when no certificate present)
  • for email links to RA/CA, add DN and modulus.first20 in body

Future ideas

  • Make estimated guess for some request form fields
    • Organisation: ip-address, emailaddress (specify in organisations.conf); currently specified in jnlp/default properties
    • Name: from system user
    • Certification level: detect demo/tutorial from hostname/ip-range/systemname/...
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