Security

Trust and security are fundamental for the future of Grid technology in particular and more generally ICT in Europe. The justification is clear: on the one hand, lack of security is a substantial obstacle to overcome if Grid computing is to be used in practice outside of the boundaries of a single enterprise; on the other hand securing individual solutions in specific market sectors comes short of guaranteeing security in a networked economy, regardless of the investment on the security mechanisms. Security failures in a networked economy are often the result of exploiting the fuzzy boundaries of independently robust, partial security solutions.