2009/10/30 by David O'Callaghan, O'Callaghan, David, Louise Doran +3
Computer Science · #Cryptography and Security (cs.CR) #Distributed #E.3 #FOS: Computer and information sciences #H.4 #K.6.5 #Parallel #and Cluster Computing (cs.DC) #cs.CR #cs.DC
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0910.5920
5 pages, 1 figure, accepted for ACM SAC 2010
arxiv created 2009/10/30 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01
Digital certificates are used to secure international computation and data storage grids used for e-Science projects, like the Worldwide Large Hadron Collider Computing Grid. The International Grid Trust Federation has defined the Grid Certificate Profile: a set of guidelines for digital certificates used for grid authentication. We have designed and implemented a program and related test suites for checking X.509 certificates against the certificate profiles and policies relevant for use on the Grid. The result is a practical tool that assists implementers and users of public key infrastructures to reach appropriate trust decisions.