User:Wvengen@nikhef.nl/JGridStart

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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.