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GridShib Release Notes

Table of Contents

1. Component Overview
2. Feature Summary
3. Changes Summary
3.1. Transport security is used by default
4. Internationalization
5. Bug Fixes
6. Known Problems
7. Technology Dependencies
8. Tested Platforms
9. Backward Compatibility Summary
10. For More Information

1. Component Overview

GridShib allows a virtual organization to express policy [finish overview brief frag]

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2. Feature Summary

Features new in release 0.XX [can't use GT versions until distributed in GT]

  • None

Other Supported Features

  • A supported feature

Deprecated Features

  • None

3. Changes Summary

3.1. Transport security is used by default

The transport security (HTTPS) mechanism is now assumed as for the default security mechanism. SHIB service clients will now automatically use this mechanism and will fall back to GSI Secure Message if pointed at a HTTP endpoint.

4. Internationalization

The GridShib authorization modules have been internationalized, the tests have not.

5. Bug Fixes

6. Known Problems

7. Technology Dependencies

GridShib depends on the following GT components:

  • WS Authentication and Authorization
  • Java WS Core

GridShib depends on the following 3rd party software:

8. Tested Platforms

Tested Platforms for GridShib

  • Windows XP
  • Linux

9. Backward Compatibility Summary

Protocol changes in GridShib since GT version 3.2

  • N/A as this is a new component.

API changes since GT version 3.2

  • N/A as this is a new component.

Exception changes since GT version 3.2

  • N/A as this is a new component.

Schema changes since GT version 3.2

  • N/A as this is a new component.

10. For More Information

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