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Active Client 2.0
Contents
Introduction
This selector is a C++ client that uses the Qt GUI environment 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:
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
<This section exists only if the solution can be deployed independently, e.g. STS. In the event that the solution consists of executables that run in more than one process, then these "sub-systems" should link to separate pages that adhere to the following structure (for example, see here>
<links to one or more pages to describe...>
<..prerequisites>
Download
<..how to obtain the .WAR, .jar, etc.>
Deploying
<..how to deploy a complete working solution>
Configuration
<..configuration files, options, etc.>
Developer Perspective
Architecture
(Diagram Key)Packages and Components:
- 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
- Components_1.1#Selector_UI: TBD
- Local I-Card Service Package
Services:
Areas under development
Building
<..how to get the source>
<..how to build executables (jars, wars, exes, etc)>