Speaker
Dr
Andrew McNab
(University of Manchester)
Description
We describe the operation of www.gridpp.ac.uk, the website provided for GridPP and
its precursor, UK HEP Grid, since 2000, and explain the operational procedures of the
service and the various collaborative tools and components that were adapted or
developed for use on the site. We pay particular attention to the security issues
surrounding such a prominent site, and how the GridSite systems was developed in
response to the needs of the site's users to allow delegation of management rights to
members of particular subgroups within the collaboration. We explain how third party
content generation systems have been incorporated into the site's security model,
both purely interactive systems such as MediaWiki, and semi-automated tools such as
RSS feeds and the Subversion version management system. Finally, we offer a brief
survey of future developments relevant to portals and collaborative websites, such as
OpenID and Shibboleth, and how they can be incorporated into the wider security
framework of High Energy Phyics grids.
| Submitted on behalf of Collaboration (ex, BaBar, ATLAS) | GridPP |
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Author
Dr
Andrew McNab
(University of Manchester)
