TeSSA²
SPKI certificates in CORBA based distributed applications

Tuomo Lampinen

Introduction

This subproject researches the use of SPKI certificates with CORBA based distributed applications. So far distributed applications have largely depended on centralized security architectures. In open networks like the Internet distributed security architectures would have many advantages. SPKI certificates along with CORBA Security Service provide a good basis for implementing distributed applications, which can take advantage of distributed access control. This subproject researches the implementation of this kind of systems, and their potential advantages over more traditional forms of access control.

Goals

The goal of this subproject is to combine the authorization certificates defined by the Simple Public Key Infrastructure (SPKI) with CORBA Security Service in order to provide a decentralized access control architecture for CORBA based distributed applications.

Presentations

Component Based Middleware - A brief introduction to middleware and its role in modern enterprise computing.

Using SPKI Certificates for Authorization in CORBA based Distributed Object-Oriented Systems - The presentation given at the Helsinki University of Technology about my Master's Thesis.

Results

Tuomo Lampinen: Using SPKI Certificates for Authorization in CORBA based Distributed Object-Oriented Systems, Proceedings of the NordSec'99, the Fourth Nordic Workshop on Secure IT Systems, November 1st-2nd, 1999, Stockholm, Sweden.
(Download in PostScript)

Master's Thesis: Using SPKI Certificates for Authorization in CORBA based Distributed Object-Oriented Systems

Links

TeSSA project homepage: http://www.tcm.hut.fi/Research/TeSSA/

Object Management Group homepage: http://www.omg.org/

SPKI drafts: http://www.ietf.org/html.charters/spki-charter.html

ORBacus Object Request Broker homepage: http://www.ooc.com/

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Last updated 2000/03/29.