摘要 |
<p>This invention relates to a service request server (140) for providing a plurality of services over a distributed computing environment (100) comprising an interface means to receive a service request from an application (110, 115). The service request further comprises a request for at least one of the plurality of services and a certificate; a validation means to validate the service request using the certificate; a service selection means to identify a service from the plurality of services corresponding to the service request; a server selection means to identify a further server from the network for processing the service; a rule section means to obtain an access rule enabling processing of the service request by the further server, the access rule being based on an identity of the application and the certificate; wherein the service request server (140, 142, 144) further comprises service request processing means for redirecting the service request with the access rule for processing of the service request</p> |