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Connector Framework itself has no real cryptography component, although it does currently obfuscate passwords it saves to the database or to a configuration file using a proprietary algorithm. The algorithm is present simply to avoid using cleartext and is not secure in any sense other than by obscurity.A connector framework is vital for search engines and other tools that need to access data located in corporate repositories. By abstracting the problem into a framework, applications can code to a set of well-defined interfaces instead of having to use a different interface for each connector.
Connector Framework itself has no real cryptography component, although it does currently obfuscate passwords it saves to the database or to a configuration file using a proprietary algorithm. The algorithm is present simply to avoid using cleartext and is not secure in any sense other than by obscurity.The Connector Framework fills an often significant gap in the Lucene experience, namely, how to get content locked away in a content repository into Lucene/Solr/Nutch/Mahout/Tika. Naturally, many other tools (search engines and others) will also have this same problem. A Connector Framework would also be useful for someone wishing to migrate between content repositories, too.
Connector Framework has been under development and in use in the field for close to five years, deployed on a MetaCarta search appliance. Almost all development of the project has been done by Karl Wright . Some individual connectors were developed initially by contractors hired by MetaCarta, Inc., but maintenance and further development is currently handled by the MetaCarta team.Connector Framework itself has no real cryptography component, although it does currently obfuscate passwords it saves to the database or to a configuration file using a proprietary algorithm. The algorithm is present simply to avoid using clear text and is not secure in any sense other than by obscurity.
