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Here you will find most of the output from our project. Firstly you may wish to have a look at our [http://users.ox.ac.uk/~markn/ESPGRID/ESPMainProjPlan1_0.pdf original project plan]. We've varied from it only a little, so the main aims have been addressed. Here you will find most of the output from our project. Firstly you may wish to have a look at our [[http://users.ox.ac.uk/~markn/ESPGRID/ESPMainProjPlan1_0.pdf|original project plan]]. We've varied from it only a little, so the main aims have been addressed.
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The next work of the project was to '''evaluate''' how relevant are '''Shibboleth''' and '''client-based PKI to these general requirements'''. A comparison document was prepared addressing the use of Shibboleth and PKI, using the assumptions that are usually taken to support the use of client based PKI. This document is named ["ShibPKIEvaluation"]. The next work of the project was to '''evaluate''' how relevant are '''Shibboleth''' and '''client-based PKI to these general requirements'''. A comparison document was prepared addressing the use of Shibboleth and PKI, using the assumptions that are usually taken to support the use of client based PKI. This document is named [[ShibPKIEvaluation]].
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We have also done a brief survey of '''Policy Management technologies''' and related issues. This document examines methodologies for '''managing the access management policies between users' home domains, VOs and grids'''. See PolicyManagementAndExchange for details.  (Please note that this document is not yet complete, as we would like feedback from some of those projects that we have written about.) We have also done a brief survey of '''Policy Management technologies''' and related issues. This document examines methodologies for '''managing the access management policies between users' home domains, VOs and grids'''. See PolicyManagement for details.
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The project began a collaboration with the '''NeSC team at Glasgow'''. This was to '''build demonstrators''' of Shibbolized access to grid resources and applications. This has been largely completed and is discussed further at the ["NeSC Shibbolized Resources"] page, from where you can '''access demonstrators that you can try out'''. The project began a collaboration with the '''NeSC team at Glasgow'''. This was to '''build demonstrators''' of Shibbolized access to grid resources and applications. This has been largely completed and is discussed further at the [[NeSC_Shibbolized_Resources]] page, from where you can '''access demonstrators that you can try out'''.
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Richard Sinnott, of the NeSC team, described the work at '''GGF 16''' (at Athens in February 2006). While we were there, a discussion within the [http://www.ggf.org/gf/event_schedule/index.php?id=213 Grid and Shib Investigators' (BOF) meeting] showed that there was some confusion regarding the nature of '''what is exactly a Virtual Organisation (VO)?''' As a consequence of this discussion, we produced some thoughts entitled [:VODefinition:Towards a definition of a VO]. This then became a topic of debate on the [http://www.federation.org.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/shibgrid-bof GGF shibgrid-bof] mailing list. Richard Sinnott, of the NeSC team, described the work at '''GGF 16''' (at Athens in February 2006). While we were there, a discussion within the [[http://www.ggf.org/gf/event_schedule/index.php?id=213|Grid and Shib Investigators' (BOF) meeting]] showed that there was some confusion regarding the nature of '''what is exactly a Virtual Organisation (VO)?''' As a consequence of this discussion, we produced some thoughts entitled [[VODefinition|Towards a definition of a VO]]. This then became a topic of debate on the [[http://www.federation.org.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/shibgrid-bof|GGF shibgrid-bof]] mailing list.
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We were also expected to produce '''recommendations'''' and possibly a '''roadmap for the UK e-Science community''' with regard to the use of Shibboleth in future. To this end, a ["Final recommendations for e-Science"] page is currently being prepared. We have [:AllHandsPapers2006:two papers] that have been accepted for the UK e-Science All Hands meeting and these are pre-cursors for a final report. Our anticipation is that a ''roadmap'' would be too prescriptive at this stage, but a list of recommendations would be appropriate. We were also expected to produce '''recommendations'''' and possibly a '''roadmap for the UK e-Science community''' with regard to the use of Shibboleth in future. To this end, a [[Final_recommendations_for_e-Science]] page is currently being finalised. We have [[AllHandsPapers2006|two papers]] that were presented at the UK e-Science All Hands Meeting and these formed the pre-cursors for the final report and recommendations. We thought that a ''roadmap'' was too prescriptive for this purpose, but that a [[Final_recommendations_for_e-Science| list of recommendations]] would be appropriate.
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In direct relation to the [http://users.ox.ac.uk/~markn/ESPGRID/ESPMainProjPlan1_0.pdf project plan]: In direct relation to the [[http://users.ox.ac.uk/~markn/ESPGRID/ESPMainProjPlan1_0.pdf|project plan]]:
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We have a page of MeetingNotes, including conferences attended and meetings with collaborators. We have a page of MeetingNotes, including conferences attended and meetings with collaborators.  Some ProjectReports are here too.

ESP-GRID Wiki

http://users.ox.ac.uk/~markn/wikifiles/ESPshibLogo.png

Evaluation of Shibboleth and PKI for Grids project, (ESP-GRID), based at the University of Oxford.

Wiki managed by Mark Norman and Alun Edwards, July 2005-

Welcome to the ESP-GRID wiki!

Here you will find most of the output from our project. Firstly you may wish to have a look at our original project plan. We've varied from it only a little, so the main aims have been addressed.

Our first main deliverable was to investigate the requirements for access management for grids in general. This proved more difficult than anticipated, but we now have a host of resources, if you're thinking of looking into this area yourself:

  • See our main GridRequirements page for the main findings and a list of useful bibliographic resources on this subject (see RequirementsBibliography)

  • The final list of requirements for a generic grid are listed on the RequirementsDoc page

  • To inform this work, a lot of reading and summarising have been done regarding use cases for grids: see our UseCases page for plenty of detail and other references

The next work of the project was to evaluate how relevant are Shibboleth and client-based PKI to these general requirements. A comparison document was prepared addressing the use of Shibboleth and PKI, using the assumptions that are usually taken to support the use of client based PKI. This document is named ShibPKIEvaluation.

We have also done a brief survey of Policy Management technologies and related issues. This document examines methodologies for managing the access management policies between users' home domains, VOs and grids. See PolicyManagement for details.

The project began a collaboration with the NeSC team at Glasgow. This was to build demonstrators of Shibbolized access to grid resources and applications. This has been largely completed and is discussed further at the NeSC_Shibbolized_Resources page, from where you can access demonstrators that you can try out.

Richard Sinnott, of the NeSC team, described the work at GGF 16 (at Athens in February 2006). While we were there, a discussion within the Grid and Shib Investigators' (BOF) meeting showed that there was some confusion regarding the nature of what is exactly a Virtual Organisation (VO)? As a consequence of this discussion, we produced some thoughts entitled Towards a definition of a VO. This then became a topic of debate on the GGF shibgrid-bof mailing list.

Final evaluation: Towards the end of our project, we began to self-evaluate our work and to get feedback from data owners, users and developers of the demonstrators. See the EvaluationPages for the summaries and conclusions of this evaluation work.

We were also expected to produce recommendations' and possibly a roadmap for the UK e-Science community with regard to the use of Shibboleth in future. To this end, a Final_recommendations_for_e-Science page is currently being finalised. We have two papers that were presented at the UK e-Science All Hands Meeting and these formed the pre-cursors for the final report and recommendations. We thought that a roadmap was too prescriptive for this purpose, but that a list of recommendations would be appropriate.

ESP-GRID Work Packages

In direct relation to the project plan:

Work_Package

Title

Status

1

Project Management

Ongoing

2

Evaluation

Ongoing

3

Dissemination

Ongoing

4

Grid Architecture Overview

Completed

GridRequirements Requirements gathering from literature and focus group

Completed

Supplementary document: RequirementsBibliography sources and references to articles and papers used in this Requirements gathering exercise

Completed

Supplementary document: * FocusGroup notes and reports from the focus group meeting

Completed

Supplementary document: * UseCases use cases for a generic grid

Completed

Main output document: RequirementsDoc

Completed

5 & 6

PKI Evaluation & Shibboleth Evaluation

Completed

Main output document: ShibPKIEvaluation

Completed

7

Policy Management

Completed

Main output document: PolicyManagement

Completed

Supplementary document: VODefinition

Completed

8

Grid Prototype

Completed

Main output details: NeSC_Shibbolized_Resources

Completed

9

Grid integration/Migration

Main output document: Final_recommendations_for_e-Science

Final edits

10

Final reports

Main output document: EvaluationPages

Completed

Final report (& budget) to JISC

Not started

(For Alun and Mark), see FinalWorkplan for last few months' work and ProjectWrapUpNotes for general quick notes regarding things to do and things we're waiting on. See also PhaseTwoWork for our initial ideas as to what to work on in the requirements/user analysis that could be Phase 2.

We have a page of MeetingNotes, including conferences attended and meetings with collaborators. Some ProjectReports are here too.

Quick starting points and links:

For guidance as to how to find your way around and to add information to this wiki, see the InitialGuidance.

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