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| author | Jameson Rollins <jrollins@finestructure.net> | 2010-03-23 02:12:33 -0400 |
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| committer | Jameson Rollins <jrollins@finestructure.net> | 2010-03-23 02:12:33 -0400 |
| commit | dbeab30f940705e3813746ccf7480619d8261d37 (patch) | |
| tree | 099a0b3224b666bfc1289462f1a6d01a24763102 /website/validation-agent.mdwn | |
| parent | 0f6ef9923f4d70e2a79edd898f6ac46b617480c9 (diff) | |
| parent | 2f9fe93b98ed32b662212899db6ba2174c1138d3 (diff) | |
Merge remote branch 'mjgoins/master'
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diff --git a/website/validation-agent.mdwn b/website/validation-agent.mdwn deleted file mode 100644 index d95e7d4..0000000 --- a/website/validation-agent.mdwn +++ /dev/null @@ -1,32 +0,0 @@ -[[!meta title="Monkeysphere Validation Agent"]] - -# Monkeysphere Validation Agent # - -The Monkeysphere Validation Agent offers a local service for systems -to validate certificates (both X.509 and OpenPGP) and other public -keys in their proper contexts. - -Among other reasons, having a validation agent is a good thing -because: - -* Multiple tools can rely on the same PKI (e.g. the user's web browser - and the user's ssh client). -* A single validation agent can present a consistent UI to the user - (when used in an end-user context), or provide a unified trust model - to various services (when used in a server-side context). -* Authentication/certificate validation code can potentially be - isolated to a protected environment. - -## Implementations ## - -There are currently two implementations of the validation agent: - - * msva-perl - * msva-ruby - -## Protocol ## - -The Monkeysphere Validation Agent protocol (MSVA) is defined as a -minimal HTTP server with JSON-encapsulated requests and responses. -You may want to read [more protocol details](protocol). - |