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Re: Lasr RFC dratf comments
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On Thu, 27 Nov 1997, Carl Ellison wrote:
>
> >ACL :
> >
> >The meaning of the term ACL for SPKI is well defined, but the term
> >itself is valid only for historical reasons, and Access Control List
> >does not mean " unsigned certificate issued by me". Maybe somebody can
> >propose a better name ?.
>
> We might call it an assertion. It really is an ACL, of course. That is, an
> ACL is a list of assignments of authorizations to subjects, not signed. I
> like "ACL" for its brevity, but will gladly listen to discussion on the term.
>
How about Initial Trust Vector (ITV)? Trust Parameter Database (TPD)?
Permission Assertion List (PAL)?
Ah, the joy of TLAs...
Marc
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