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Action Item for Issue#5: Policy statements in the request context

From: Anne Anderson <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 14:41:00 -0000

I have an Action Item to provide draft text explaining the semantics of a "Policy" or "PolicySet" element included in the Request Context for incorporation into the core. I have added the following Draft Text to the Issues List for Item 5. This text may need modification depending on exactly how the policies are included in the schema(s): "A Request Context MAY include an XACML Policy or PolicySet element that contains access or administrative policies. Where such an element is present, the policies MAY be used by the PDP for evaluation of the current authorization decision request only, including any modified Request Contexts generated as part of Administrative Policy evaluation of the current request. Whether this Policy or PolicySet element is used, and the combining algorithm for combining it with any other policies applicable to the authorization decision request, are dependent on the implementation of the PDP." Regards, Anne -- Anne H. Anderson Email: [email protected] Sun Microsystems Laboratories 1 Network Drive,UBUR02-311 Tel: 781/442-0928 Burlington, MA 01803-0902 USA Fax: 781/442-1692