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gLExec is a program that acts as a light-weight 'gatekeeper'. it takes Grid credentials as input, and takes the local site policy into account to authenticate and authorize the credentials. It will then switch to a new execution sandbox and execute the given command as the switched identity. gLExec is also capable of functioning as a light-weight control point which offers a binary yes/no result in logging-only mode.
The EMI X.509 Common Authentication Library provides support for:
• off-line certificate validation,
• creation of SSL sockets (both server and client side),
• handling certificate DNs, also in text format,
• usage of proxy certificates: from proxy generation to validation.
The library provides implementation of an easy to use and flexible validation logic, which can take advantage of different trust material sources. Proxy certificates, which are commonly
