Capability

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ACL vs Capability

Access control list: attributes on objects, stating which subjects has which permissions;

  • e.g. file permission attribute bits on Linux.

Capability: attributes on subjects, stating the subject has what permissions over certain objects;

  • format, each capability has form of ; a subject can have a list of capabilities.

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Created May 16, 2020 // Last Updated Dec 6, 2021

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