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Authorization

 

Once the user's authenticity is verified, JNFS determines if that user should is authorized to access a file. The jnfs.security package provides a PermissionGranter abstraction that determines if a particular FileSystemUser should be granted access to a file. It grants access to files by comparing Access Control Lists to rules specified in an access control policy.





Michael John Radwin
Thu May 8 10:49:26 EDT 1997