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Security Implications of Typical Grid Computing Usage Scenarios

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Marty Humphrey,

Mary R. ThompsonAuthors Info & Claims

Cluster Computing, Volume 5, Issue 3

Pages 257 - 264

https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015621120332

Published: 01 July 2002 Publication History

Abstract

Grid Computing consists of a collection of heterogeneous computers and resources spread across multiple administrative domains with the intent of providing users uniform access to these resources. There are many ways to access the resources of a Grid, each with unique security requirements and implications for both the resource user and the resource provider. A comprehensive set of Grid usage scenarios is presented and analyzed with regard to security requirements such as authentication, authorization, integrity, and confidentiality. The main value of these scenarios and the associated security discussions is to provide a library of situations against which an application designer can match, thereby facilitating security-aware application use and development from the initial stages of the application design and invocation. A broader goal of these scenarios is to increase the awareness of security issues in Grid Computing.

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Index Terms

Security Implications of Typical Grid Computing Usage Scenarios
1. Information systems
2. Security and privacy
  1. Security services
    1. Access control
    2. Authentication
  2. Systems security
    1. Operating systems security

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Cluster Computing Volume 5, Issue 3

July 2002

110 pages

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