Active Client 2.0

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Introduction

This Windows and Mac active client is written in C++ and uses the Qt cross-platform application and UI framework.

End-User Perspective

Planned Functionality

• Provides a dashboard for your personal data.
• A place to manage the permissioning policies that control which of your attributes are shared with whom (including so-called “selector” functionality to approve the release of your info)
• A place to see and manage all of your identity data attributes (including profile data, credentials, friends lists, etc.) whether stored in your own PDS or managed by others
• A place to directly enter self-asserted attributes
• A place to import & manage your i-cards (so-called IMI "selector" functionality) and OpenID OP relationships
  • Import personal and managed IMI cards
  • Allow log in to IMI compatible websites
• Roaming support: optionally maintains a blinded copy of the user's data on the Personal Data Store 2.0

Compatibility

• Browsers: Firefox 3.0+, IE7+, *Chrome
• Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7
• MacOSX 10.6+
• Higgins Selector Switch

Card types/protocols:

• Managed and personal IMI information cards
• Managed OpenID information cards
• Managed and personal Higgins relationship cards

Developer Perspective

Architecture

(Diagram Key)

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

2.0-only Packages:

• PDS Client 2.0

Supporting services:

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

Building

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