RE: [xacml] REST Profile - PAP Issues

[<remon.sinnema@emc.com>]

Hal,


> -----Original Message-----
> From: xacml@lists.oasis-open.org [mailto:xacml@lists.oasis-open.org] On
> Behalf Of Hal Lockhart
> Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 5:01 PM
> To: Sinnema, Remon
> Cc: xacml@lists.oasis-open.org
> Subject: RE: [xacml] REST Profile - PAP Issues
> 
> > > Further, having to scan a list of 100 or so policies to determine
> > what
> > > a unique ID would be seems inefficient and error prone.
> >
> > I don't see why it would be error prone.
> > As for inefficient, that's an implementation detail. Also, it is a
> well
> > understood problem, with well understood solutions. And 100, well,
> > that's just not a lot at all.
> 
> I am saying that if the only way I have to find a unique id is to scan
> the list it will be easy to miss one or misread the value. If I use an
> algorithm to select an unused one, what about a race condition with
> other policy editors using the same algorithm?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universally_unique_identifier


Thanks,
Ray