On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 5:44 PM, Pranesh Prakash <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tuesday 02 November 2010 03:39 PM, Anivar Aravind wrote: >> >> Can someone can draft a letter for FOSSCOMM demanding UIDAI to publish >> a white paper on technologies& standards and authentication& >> retrieval processes . also we need to demand for a public scrutiny on >> these standards > > Could you have a look at > http://uidai.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=153&Itemid=13#apparch > and > http://uidai.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=149&Itemid=189#publication > > and make a note of what more precise information needs to be made public? > That could form the basis for such a letter. > > Some tenders specifically "prefer" open source technologies: > uidai.gov.in/images/FrontPageUpdates/EOI_KM_Portal_v3.1.pdf > > A list of pages on the Aadhaar website mentioning "Windows": > https://encrypted.google.com/search?hl=en&q=windows+site%3Auidai.gov.in > > and "Linux": > > https://encrypted.google.com/search?hl=en&q=linux+site%3Auidai.gov.in > > From > http://uidai.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=153&Itemid=13#apparch > : >> >> 2. Multi-vendor: The complete multi-modal solutions from more than one >> vendor will be used. The Aadhaar Application will determine routing of a >> particular de-duplication request. It may determine to route a particular >> de-duplication request to more than one biometric solution. If it routes a >> de-duplication request to more than one solution, it is responsible for >> determining the final outcome of the de-duplication request. The UIDAI ABIS >> API specifies the interaction between UIDAI Application and ABIS. >> >> The middleware included in the UIDAI application (being developed by ASDMSA) >> is meant to provide vendor independence and standardisation. The key >> features of the middleware are: >> >> • Routing and mediation. >> • Guaranteed delivery >> • Fault tolerance and load balancing >> • Open standard based messaging (AMQP) using open source Rabbit MQ >> • Transparent connectivity to analysis and system monitoring modules of >> UIDAI applications >> • Support of Web 2.0 based UIDAI ABIS API and CBEFF data format standard >> • Encapsulation and isolation of ABIS components > > and from their FAQ: >> >> Has a system on this scale ever been rolled out before? > > [snip] >> >> c) We are committed to open standards wherever possible, and the use >> of open source in the initiative has allowed us to tap into a large >> community of experts that supports us and gives us feedback. >> >> d) Our design architecture is completely vendor neutral and scalable. >> For example, we have deployed three separate biometric solutions for >> de-duplication. In our design we can route requests to any, or all three >> biometric solutions. >
Thanks pranesh for digging this links. Anivar _______________________________________________ network mailing list [email protected] http://lists.fosscom.in/listinfo.cgi/network-fosscom.in
