GT 4.1.3: WS Authorization Framework

The Authorization Framework component provides the infrastructure to process attributes and protect resource access based on access policy. It allows for authorization policy to be configured and enforced at various levels of granularity (container, service or resource). It also provides client side authorization to allow clients to authorize the services they access.

The framework is pluggable and can be configured to use custom mechanisms for attribute collection and policy evaluation. It also provides multiple authorization module implementations; for example, support for gridmap-based authorization, a callout module that uses the SAML protocol to query a external service for an authorization decision and such.

The following guides are available for this component:
The Globus Toolkit 4 Programmer's Tutorial Useful tutorial about programming with Web Services in GT4.
Security Key Concepts For important general concepts.
Admin Guide For system administrators and those installing, building and deploying GT. You should already have read the Installation Guide and Quickstart.
User's Guide This component is a framework and does not typically have end-users; however, this guide includes some helpful configuring and troubleshooting information for end-users. Be sure to also read the [GT User Guide - coming soon] for important general information for end-users.
Developer's Guide Reference and usage scenarios for developers.
Other information available for this component are:
Release Notes What's new with the 4.1.3 release for this component.
Public Interface Guide Information for all public interfaces (including APIs, commands, WSDL, etc). Please note this is a subset of information in the Developer's Guide.
Quality Profile Information about test coverage reports, etc.
Migrating Guide Information for migrating to this version if you were using a previous version of GT.