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> LSC Comp Comm Minutes 11 June 02
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> Attending:
> Albert
> Scott
> Alan
> Kent
> Patrick
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> Eric, Tom and Sam joined during the call
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> Albert's agenda with Alan's minutes ...
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> [1]      I would like to continue the discussion we had several meetings
> ago in which Scott had started discussing authentication and
> authorization for data access. I know that he and Tom had several email
> exchanges during the time I was in Europe. I would lke to revisit this,
> with the goal of coming uop with actions that we need to pursue on
> timescales for S1, S2, S3.
> 1a.-    Maybe Kent might have more to tell/show us regarding 
> the plan
> to issue accounts for LDAS sites (at least for LIGO Lab ones).
> 1b.-    Patrick may be able to report on the number of account
> renewals he has received for the UWM center.
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> - Scott following up on email thread with Tom, suggested that it
> is important to have well establish chain of responsibility for
> handling security certificates.
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> - Patrick has a multiple requests for user accounts and is
> plowing through them. Working on a web tool for this.
> - Kent says that LDAS is going ahead with encrypted password on
> schedule.
> - Kent mentioned that a web form is under development to assist
> in registering LDAS users and password.
> - Web based form ultimately sends an email to a human (Albert)
> to approve, modify or reject.
> - Suggestion was made that the user accounts and LDAS password
> web page could be combined. Kent and Patrick discussed this.
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> [2]     I can bring people up to date on the Virgo-LIGO iVDGL/EUDatagrid
> letter which I circulated after I returned from Elba.
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> - Albert reported on some impromtu meetings at Elba about Grid
> Europe. Europeans (VIRGO) need to embrace grid technology.
> - Currently, there is data exchange program that it might be
> possible to adapt to use grid tools:
> - Szaby and Benoit have been exchanging "non controversial" PEM
> data using rsync.
> - Scott suggeste a three tier approach to bring this into the
> grid world.
> 1) rsync --> grid enabled ssh with "user certificates"
> 2) grid FTP
> 3) Full-blown grid implementation
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> Albert suggested that they set up some kind of face-to-face
> meeting (Szaby, Benoit, other Virgo, Albert, Kent, Scott)
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> On a somewhat related matter.
> - Albert will circulate the CMS MOU.
> - We will need something similar.
> - This MOU should lay out the arrangement for access to ivdgl
> hardware that is purchased by the collaboration.
> - Scott points out that the CMS MOU is not too specific.
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> [3]     Continue the discussion of the ITR 2003 proposal. I now that Sam
> will be at NSF later this week. We should discuss whether we want him to
> carry any message to Berger on this topic.
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> Albert reported that Beverly reported CISE (Computer Information
> Science and Engineering) is undergoing
> personell changes.
> - Therefore unlikely that there will be a request for ITR proposals 
> soon.
> - Based on Eric's experience with his ITR proposal these will be
> due in December or January (but just a guess at this point)
> - Probably too soon to have a mass visit to NSF
> - Beverly would be willing to meet with this committee on the
> telephone to discuss strategy.
> - Sam is going to NSF soon to report on the PFC. He will talk
> with Marv Goldberg about computing needs. Also with Michael
> Salomon of NASA.
> - Suggested that he preach about need for operation (sys-admin)
> support.
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