A Secure Web-Based File Exchange Server: Software Requirements Specification Document

TL;DR

This paper details the software specifications for a secure web-based file exchange system that uses mutual authentication, PKI certificates, LDAP, and trusted server communications to ensure high security.

Contribution

It introduces a comprehensive software specification for a secure file exchange system with advanced authentication and credential management features.

Findings

Mutual authentication via browser and server using PKI certificates.

Integration of LDAP for credential management.

Secure authentication between application and database servers.

Abstract

This document presents brief software specification of a secure file exchange system prototype involving mutual authentication of the users via their browser and the application server with PKI-based certificates as credentials, the use of LDAP for credential management, and authentication between the application and database servers to maintain a high level of trust between all parties.