Re: Access Control Requirements

Hi,

> >> 4. Ability to discover the access control policy
> > 
> > The access control module should manage that, I don't think it's up
> > to the LDP server to do that.
> 
> Why? Clients may want to know who SHOULD be able to access a
> resource. If they do then they can tell
> if there is a bug on the server, which is very helpful to the
> resource owner, as he can be pinged about
> the error.

OK, I see your point. However, maybe it's better first to define what we mean by "discover the access control policy".
In my mind, each policy is associated to a (set of) resources it protects. 

> 
> ACLs are just another LDP resource. There is no reason why they
> should not be something one can create, edit or delete using LDP.

Agreed.

All the best,
Serena

Received on Thursday, 18 April 2013 13:13:16 UTC