JADE: A Case Study Neil Readshaw ([email protected]) IntraVerse NetSEAT Product Manager Building DCE Applications for the Internet Era

JADE: A Case Study

Neil Readshaw ([email protected])IntraVerse NetSEAT Product Manager

Building DCE Applications for the Internet Era

Presentation Outline

• Java/DCE Background

• Case Study: IntraVerse Console

• Product Delivery: IntraVerse NetSEAT

• Conclusion

Java/DCE Motivations

• Interoperability between Java and non-Java environments

• Integrated authentication between Java clients and DCE servers

• Integrated authorization between Java and DCE

• Preserve investment in existing DCE servers

• Extend DCE to Java platforms

Java/DCE Background

• Chisholm Technologies– JDCE wraps standard DCE APIs via JNI– Product currently available– Acquired by DASCOM Dec 1997

• The Open Group RI– JADE ATO commenced 1996– Sponsored by DASCOM, Digital and

Chisholm– Final snapshot (February 1998) delivered

Java-capable IDL compiler, class library.

JADE Object Model

RPC Proxy Class (Java)

Remote RPC Server(C/C++)

Interface Class (Java)

Method InvocationBind

JavaApplet

orApplication

DCE RPC

Case Study: IntraVerse Console

IntraVerse Console: Implementation

• User Registry Interaction– uses JDCE directly to interact with the DCE

security server

• IntraVerse Server Interaction– Java-capable IDL compiler used to

construct classes and interfaces– Generated code called in the same way as

local Java methods.

IntraVerse System Architecture

IntraVerse Console

DCE Servers

IntraVerse Servers

JDCERPC

JADERPC

Authentication,user registry,...

Authorizationservice, NetSEAL,

WebSEAL, ...

Benefits of the JADE Approach• Application code is highly portable• RPC mechanism does not need to be

understood by application programmers• Application servers do not have to be Java:

– a controlled strategy for migration to 100% Java environments

– protects investment in C/C++ DCE application servers

• Authentication and authorization can be integrated with other Enterprise services

• JADE Toolset gives a competitive advantage to application developers

Product Delivery: IntraVerse NetSEAT

• Technology Offering– Java-capable IDL compiler– JDCE class library and native platform

components– JADE class library– Documentation

• Generated class library pages in HTML• Functional specification for Java/DCE mapping


• Product Packaging– JDCE

• For standard DCE APIs.

– IntraVerse NetSEAT Client• JDCE class library and native platform

components• JADE class library

– IntraVerse NetSEAT ADK• Java capable IDL compiler• Class library documentation• Java/DCE mapping documentation


• Availability– JDCE

• AIX, HP-UX, Solaris, Digital UNIX, and Windows NT platforms

• Available today

– IntraVerse NetSEAT• Windows NT/95 platforms• Pre-release available late Q2 1998• General availability Q3 1998

Conclusion

• JADE provides a high quality set of tools for modernizing DCE application development

• IntraVerse Console team uses these tools to gain a competitive advantage

• Timely product availability

• Demonstration available in San Diego

Upcoming Events

• Forte Forum ‘98– 5/4 - 5/6 – San Francisco, CA

• 12th Annual Technical Conference– 5/4 - 5/6 – Orlando, FL

• NetSEC '98– 6/15 - 6/17 – San Antonio, TX

Documents

JADE: A Case Study Neil Readshaw ([email protected]) IntraVerse NetSEAT Product Manager Building DCE Applications for the Internet Era