This is totally in left field, and my not make any sense at all, but is anyone thinking about DBMS access?
Nobody seems to do it, but I don't see any reason why a "thick" client application shouldn't want to use a WAN connection to a DBMS as part of its operation. On Mar 24, 2011, at 3:01 AM, Rhys Smith wrote: > Obviously happy to receive any additional use case text people think is > important. > > Federated ssh is something that is a prime factor of the Grid and/or HPC > use-cases already included in the 00 draft - though both use cases don't > currently mention any specific technologies (e.g. the current text of > "federated access to HPC systems" is pretty vague). Those technologies, > including federated SSH, should probably be more specifically enumerated in > the next draft... > > But a more generic use case discussing federated access to organisational > services such as SSH, SMTP, and whatnot does seem probably worth including. > All text gratefully received! > > Regards, > R. > > > On 8 Mar 2011, at 07:38, Gabriel López wrote: > >> >> Hi, >> >> I always thought in the campus use case like a good example for this wg. I >> mean, students and professors roaming between universities and requesting >> federated access to service such as FTP, SSH, SMTP, etc. etc. Something that >> eduroam is not providing currently. Do you plan on the description of this >> scenario in the draft? >> >> Best regards, Gabi. >> >> El 08/03/11 02:30, [email protected] escribió: >>> A new Internet-Draft is available from the on-line Internet-Drafts >>> directories. >>> This draft is a work item of the Application Bridging for Federated Access >>> Beyond web Working Group of the IETF. >>> >>> Title : Application Bridging for Federated Access Beyond web >>> (ABFAB) Use Cases >>> >>> Author(s) : R. Smith, et al >>> Filename : draft-ietf-abfab-usecases-00.txt >>> Pages : 7 >>> Date : 2011-03-07 >>> >>> Federated authentication is most commonly associated with Web-based >>> services, but there is growing interest in the application of >>> federated authentication for non-Web services. The goal of this >>> document is to drive the development of requirements. >>> >>> A URL for this Internet-Draft is: >>> >>> http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-abfab-usecases-00.txt >>> >>> >>> Internet-Drafts are also available by anonymous FTP at: >>> >>> ftp://ftp.ietf.org/internet-drafts/ >>> >>> >>> Below is the data which will enable a MIME compliant mail reader >>> implementation to automatically retrieve the ASCII version of the >>> Internet-Draft. >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> abfab mailing list >>> >>> [email protected] >>> https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/abfab ------------------------------------------------------ The opinions expressed in this message are mine, not those of Caltech, JPL, NASA, or the US Government. [email protected], or [email protected] _______________________________________________ abfab mailing list [email protected] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/abfab
