4.1 General

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4.1 General

4.1.1 Where can I get the official specification of CORBASEC?
4.1.2 Where can I get IDL code of CORBASEC interfaces?
4.1.3 What is the current version of CORBASEC official specification?
4.1.4 Are there any upcoming updates of the specification?
4.1.5 Who is responsible for producing specification updates?
4.1.6 Are there any upcoming new releases of the specifications?
4.1.7 Who is responsible for producing new specification releases?
4.1.8 Where can I find a list of outstanding issues in CORBASEC specification?
4.1.9 I found a typo in the specification, where can I submit it?
4.1.10 Is there a set of UML diagrams for the CORBASEC Specification?
4.1.11 I found an error in the specification, where can I submit it?
4.1.12 I have an idea how to ``improve'' the specification, where can I propose it?
4.1.13 What are the shortcomings of CORBA Security service?
4.1.14 Is it completely true that the CORBA Security service is a direct lift of DCE Security?
4.1.15 What is "Principal", and what is meant by "Principal authentication"?
4.1.16 What are credentials?
4.1.17 How are attributes used?
4.1.18 What does it mean to be conformant to CORBA Security specification?
Security functionality options
Security Replaceability
Secure interoperability
4.1.19 What about conformance to the Common Secure Interoperability specification?
4.1.20 What are the protocols used by CSI?
4.1.21 What about CSI with SSL?
4.1.22 What is a "Session"?
4.1.23 How does security context get established between client and server?
4.1.24 Is there somewhere a description of the context management?
4.1.25 What is the validity of a context?
4.1.26 Does a new context for a target have be established if a client is accessing a new target on the same server?
4.1.27 Will the current context be valid for all requests of the client (and all replies of the server) till the client decides that the context is not valid anymore?
4.1.28 Which instance manages the contexts?
4.1.29 Which instance decides that now, the "Session" is over, and the context can be deleted?
4.1.30 Are the any interfaces specified in CORBASEC for controlling security context by security-aware applications?
4.1.31 How is access controlled?
4.1.32 How are privacy and non-repudiation addressed by CORBASEC?