[Freegis-list] New 52North Web Security 2.0 Releases

[Ann Hitchcock (52north)]

Dear Freegis list,

The 52°North Security & GeoRights Management Community announces the release of the Security API track 2.0 software. This new development track contains major improvements concerning configuration and stability. The WAS 2.0, WSS 2.0, WSC.Web 2.0 - all based on the 2.0 API - are compatible on the service interface level with the 1.2 and older versions of the services, but the configuration format has changed.

The most interesting new feature is the Web Security Service's "Multi-WSS" capability. It allows the user to protect more than one service with a single WSS instance. Other important changes and additions are as follows.

Web Authentication Service - WAS 2.0 http://52north.org/maven/project-sites/security/was/2.0/index.html
* no configuration is necessary, due to a new configuration management,
* the WAS protocol was extended to provide for anonymous user login,
* the login module interface is fully JAAS compliant,
* it is based on the 52N Security API 2.0.

Web Security Service - WSS 2.0 http://52north.org/maven/project-sites/security/wss/2.0/index.html
* no configuration is necessary, due to a new configuration management,
* the login module interface is fully JAAS compliant,
* any number of services can be protect with one WSS instance
* it is based on the 52N Security API 2.0.

Web Security Client - WSC.Web 2.0 http://52north.org/maven/project-sites/security/wscweb/2.0/index.html
* it now processes license preconditions presented by a license enabled WSS,
* it is based on the 52N Security API 2.0.

Security API 2.0 http://52north.org/maven/project-sites/security/api/2.0/index.html
* it has a completely revamped configuration,
* the authentication API is JAAS compliant,
* the facade API is able to process license preconditions,
* the new PDP implementation works with XACML based SOAP service,
* it has an improved ticket evaluation, due to broadened period of validity for the SAML ticket,
* the WSS is now able to embed license precondition information into the capabilities,
* the WSS is able to protect multiple service instances,
* it provides an additional web-based UI for WSS configuration using a browser.

The community is currently working on the next releases - the work being driven by the community's OGC OWS-6 participation. As a result, development mainly focusses on new interfaces based on the Web Services Security SOAP standard (see http://oasis.org<http://oasis.org/>). The community is also intent upon improving the exisiting releases, particularly in regards to the usability.

Thanks to all the developers for time spent on the work and their inspired work!

Download: http://52north.org/index.php?option=com_jdownloads&Itemid=73&task=viewcategory&catid=9
Security mailing lists: http://52north.org/maven/project-sites/security/mail-lists.html
Security & GeoRM Community: http://52north.org/maven/project-sites/security

Thanks to all the developers for time spent on the work and their inspired work!

Best regards,

Ann Hitchcock

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Dipl.-Geogr. Ann Hitchcock
52°North Initiative for Geospatial Open Source Software GmbH
Martin-Luther-King-Weg 24
48155 Münster
Germany

Geschäftsführer: Dr. Albert Remke, Dr. Andreas Wytzisk
Amtsgericht Münster HRB 10849

Tel.: +49 (0)251 74 74- 520
Fax: +49 (0)251 74 74- 530

hitchcock at 52north.org
www.52north.org
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