iRODS (integrated Rule-Oriented Data Systems) is asecond generation data grid system providing aunified view and seamless access to distributeddigital objects across a wide area network. It isan adaptive middleware data grid that operates bymeans of user-supplied rules and a Rule Enginewhich interprets the rules to decide how thesystem is to respond to various requests andconditions.License: BSD License (revised)Changes:
GSI was added as an authentication method. The ERA module contains new collections management micro-services for manipulating objects, user accounts, access rights, and metadata. Several micro-services have also been added to retrieve audit trail information from the iCAT. An XML module has been created and contains a micro-service that performs XSLT transformations on iRODS objects. HDF5 support was added along with PHP and Java APIs, improved Oracle access, and support for public accounts. Passwords are no longer stored as plain text.

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