[Java-gnome-developer] Re: ORB / ORBit security pb

[Jean v. W. <je...@sm...>]

Hi Jean-Paul

On Thu, 21 Dec 2000, Jean-Paul Le Fevre wrote:

> 
> I'm trying to implement communication between a client
> application (written in Java) and an existing Gnome program
> running as the server. I'm using ORBacus as the ORB for my
> app. I'm facing a serious difficulty because of the security
> mechanism of Gnome.
> 
> Looking at the code of a couple of ORBit clients I see that they
> call ORBit_set_default_principal() before establishing communication
> with the servers. 

Currently we have not started implimenting the CORBA side of GNOME although
we may have added some of the functions.  Maybe some of the other
developers will be able to tell you more but I do not think it is a
Java-GNOME specific issue.  I think that it will most probably have to do
with pure CORBA and or inter-ORB communications.  Mayeb you will have more
luck if you send this message to someone on an ORBit mailing list.

> Do you know how to deal with authentication for a Gnome server and
> a java client using ORBit and another ORB ?
> 
> Does the class gnome.GnomeClient take care of cookies, principals
> and this sort of things ?

I am not sure at this stage.  Our bindings is a (small) wrapper arround the
C libraries so if it is done in C yes.  If not then no.  With the 0.5.0
bindings we added very little in functionality except for general Java
related stuff like reflection etc.  In future we may and most probably will
add some additional functionality.

Sorry I can not help you more, I hope you get the answers to your
questions.

Regards
Jean