Difference between revisions of "Active Client 2.0"

Revision as of 11:31, 5 April 2010

Introduction

This selector is a C++ client that uses the Qt cross-platform application and UI framework and is designed to run on Windows.

End-User Perspective

For an introduction to Information Cards and Selectors visit http://informationcard.net

Planned Functionality

• Traditional IMI selector functionality
  • Import personal and managed IMI cards
  • Allow log in to IMI compatible websites
• Selector may optionally be associated with Authentication Service 1.1 and thereby get the access tokens necessary to use other selector-related web services including:
  • Attribute Service 1.1
  • CardSync Service 1.1

Compatibility

Card types/protocols:

• Supports managed and personal IMI information cards
• Supports managed OpenID information cards
• Supports managed and personal Higgins relationship cards

Browsers:

• Firefox 3.0+
• IE 6+

Operating systems (and what should be in the OS!):

• Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7
• Higgins Selector Switch

Setup

<how do you install it?>

Deployer Perspective

<to be written>

Developer Perspective

Architecture

Components from 1.1:

• Components 1.1#HSS_Manager: org.eclipse.higgins.hss.manager/win
• Components 1.1#HSS_Launcher: org.eclipse.higgins.hss.launcher/win
• Components 1.1#Higgins_Selector_Switch: org.eclipse.higgins.hss

2.0-only Components:

• Components 2.0#Dashboard
• Components 2.0#Permissioning
• Components 2.0#PAUL
• Components 2.0#Persona Data Provider
• Components 2.0#IdAS Client
• Components 2.0#IdAS API
• Components 2.0#STS Client
• Components 2.0#IPC Lib
• Components 2.0#Auth Client

• Local I-Card Service Package <-- remove this page

Supporting services:

• IdAS Proxy Service 2.0
• Attribute Service 2.0
• Authentication Service 2.0

Building

<..how to get the source>

<..how to build executables (jars, wars, exes, etc)>