Started working on the C++ Bridge for Nardabrokering.
Current work includes, adding a layer of functions to the bridge so that it can be used to discover agents and rootlet services in architecture comprises of multiple agents and rootlet services.
Started developing the C++ client and then started implementing the agent (java) as it is required to test the C++ client code.
To provide secure agent/rootlet discovery mechanism architecture was discussed that utilize both symmetric and asymmetrical keys. The proposed message exchange pattern for discovering an agent and rootlet service is as follows.
->DiscoverAgentRequest with Client’s credentials.
<- DiscoverAgentResponse encrypted using a secret key
Secret key is encrypted using the Client’s public key
Message is signed using Agent’s Private key
Message contains agents credentials.
->DiscoverRootletRequest with Client’s credentials
Message encrypted using the secret key (Shared during the previous step)
Signed using Client’s Private key
<- DiscoverRootletResponse Message encrypted using the secret key
Signed using the Agent’s Private key
Since we cannot exchange objects in their native serialization form from java and C++ a customer serialization mechanism is designed to transfer data between the clients and agents.
Currently working on getting the security framework working in both java and C++.
