Abdera Protocol

Abdera is a system for web feeds.

The Abdera Protocol was created by IBM, but then passed on to the Apache Software Foundation, an open source software development organization. It is a system for web feeds.

Background

Abdera is based on the Internet Engineering Task Force's Atom system. This is an alternative to the RSS, or Really Simple Syndication, method of providing web feeds. The protocol is expressed in two standards: the Atom Syndication Format and the Atom Publishing Protocol. The development of the protocol was considered complete in January 2009 and finally released in May 2010. Bug fixes and refinements saw more releases later. Development of the protocol is ongoing.

Features

The Abdera Protocol produces output in Extensible Markup Language format. The system incorporates encryption with Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange and WSSE authentication.

Release

The Apache Software Foundation releases the Abdera System as a series of Java objects with class and method details. The object-oriented design can be downloaded free of charge from the Apache website.

References

• Apache Software Foundation: Apache Abdera
• Apache Software Foundation: Abdera Proposal
• Internet Engineering Task Force: The Atom Syndication Format
• Internet Engineering Task Force: The Atom Publishing Protocol
• XML.com: Atom Authentication