GT 3.9.3 Development Release Notes for Delegation Service

Component Overview

The Delegation Service is a new component in Globus Toolkit version 3.9.3. This component provides an exposed interface for delegation of credentials to a host. This enables a single delegated credential to be shared across multiple invocations of services on that host (e.g. it could be used for multiple GRAM job submissions or across GRAM and RFT submissions.) It also provides a means for credential renewal.

Feature Summary

Features new in release 3.9.3

  • Provides an interface for the delegation and renewal of credentials to a host.
  • Allows for a single delegated credential to be reused across multiple service invocations (e.g. GRAM jobs)

Other Supported Features

  • The Delegation Service is a new component in GT 3.9.3

Deprecated Features

  • The Delegation Service is a new component in GT 3.9.3

Bug Fixes

None

Known Problems

None

Technology Dependencies

The Delegation Service depends on the following GT components:

  • WS Authentication and Authorization Message-Level Security

The Delegation Service depends on the following 3rd party software:

  • Apache Axis

Tested Platforms

Tested Platforms for Delegation Service

  • Windows XP
  • Linux (Red Hat 7.3)

Backward Compatibility Summary

The Delegation Service is a new component in GT version 3.9.3

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