HeuristicLab Grid Brainstorming

Security

• only trust signed assemblies
• who signs? HEAL certificate authority?
• untrusted code has to be executed in a sandbox (restricted access to hard disk, network, etc.)

Deployment

• HeuristicLab Plugin Infrastructure
• cache assemblies
• request required assemblies

Client Configuration

• online times
• demand of resources (CPU, RAM, hard disk)
• poll config from server? override config by user?
• automatic generation of snapshots

Reporting

• report to server
• description of client (CPU, RAM)
• progress reporting like in BackgroundWorker
• statistical values (runtime, processed jobs, errors, ...)
• prognosis of a client's confidence
• request a snapshot

User Management

• use LDAP and Windows users (Active Directory)?
• user management only on the server
• identify clients only by their GUID
• management console

Client Application

• how to make the client attractive for users?
• feedback about jobs?
• combine with game, instant messager, weather service, social network, ...