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Re: Ideas from the I&A Forum (DCE file permissions)
At 11:52 AM 7/10/96 -0400, Rich Salz wrote:
>> I still don't know what the DCE "T: test" permission is
>> good for, so I can't suggest we add it. Rich?
>
>The "T (test)" permission is useful when --
> - You only want to grant someone "read ACL" rights, and not "read object"
> rights. As in "ls -l" vs. "cat"
Is this different from giving read permission on the directory file but not
on the files in that directory?
> - You want to allow a comparison without disclosing the full state,
> such as "Can Rich read this file" or "Is Rich in the 'foo' group?"
> As in "grep ... >/dev/null ; echo $status" vs. "cat"
In the hypothetical file system protected by SPKI certs, I believe this
concern translates to the ability to read certs themselves. Am I
understanding you?
That's something we just didn't address.
>Hope this helps. Nice seeing you again Carl.
Yup -- it helps. Nice seeing you again, too..
- Carl
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