Abstract
Grid security is based on public key infrastructure (PKI), an architecture that offers strong security for inter-institutional projects, making it ideal for computational grids. However, current PKI implementations suffer from serious usability issues in terms of end-user acquisition and management of credentials, something which grid security inherits from its PKI foundation. In this paper, we describe two parallel efforts to apply the concept of "Plug-and-Play PKI", designed to improve PKI usability, to improve the usability of grid security.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 74-101 |
| Number of pages | 28 |
| Journal | International Journal of Human Computer Studies |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 2005 |
Keywords
- Grid computing
- PKI
- Security
- Usability
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Software
- Human Factors and Ergonomics
- Education
- General Engineering
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Hardware and Architecture