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Overview and Usage

Akenti Policy Model Components
Akenti API
Akenti Server Interface
Akenti module for Apache Web Server
Integrating Akenti Access Control into a CORBA server
Describes the how to use Akenti access control in a secure ORB.

Akenti Components

Resource attributes definitions file
Akenti Configuration File
Akenti Client Configuration File
Resource Map File
Certificates
Policy Certificate
Identity Certificate
Attribute Certificate
UseCondition Certificate
Akenti Certificate detailed definitions
Changes between V1 and V2 certificates
Certificate Schema and XML definitions
XML Schema for Akenti Certificates - supercedes the DTD    text   xml
XML for UseCondition certificate    text   xml
XML for Attribute certificate    text   xml
XML for RootPolicy certificate    text   xml
XML for Policy certificate    text   xml
Servers
Certificate Authority
LDAP Server
Akenti enabled Web Server
Monitor Server
Cache Server
Resource Server

UML diagram for Akenti Policy Engine

Code Documentation

C++ lilbrary classes
Java library classess - contained in akcore.jar and policygen.jar
Tools
Programming Interface to Akenti Policy Engine
Akenti Standalone server

Supporting classes imported from others

JDK 1.3 documentation
OpenSSL Secure Sockets Layer implemenatation
OpenLDAP directory service
Java Secure Socket Extension (jsse) from Sun
Australia Business Access (ABA) implemenation of JCE
Xerces xml parser

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