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Subject: Re: [xacml] RBAC
Hi Bill, I agree that the Abstract should be fixed, but I suggest using the abstract from CS01, which also includes the reason for the name of the profile: http://docs.oasis-open.org/xacml/3.0/xacml-3.0-rbac-v1-spec-cs-01-en.pdf "Abstract:i.e. in order to change the name the abstract would have to be changed to provide notice that only part of RBAC is supported, namely the core and hierarchical parts. So, I think it is less confusing for readers who are new to the profile and probably familiar w RBAC, to leave it as is, so they are immediately notified by the title that only the specified subset is supported. I think it is only people familiar w xacml specs that might be confused by the title, but they should quickly discover that there is a good reason for the title. In addition, the notions of "core RBAC" and "hierarchical RBAC" are woven thru-out the text and if these terms were not in the title, abstract, then there would need to be some significant up-front intro to these concepts, and explanation that they are the ONLY part of RBAC that is supported. w/o such an intro, where they are introduced in section 4 would seem to be popping up out of the blue, imo. This all happened long before my time on the TC, but I have found that almost all of the work done on the early versions of the specs (and the current versions as well for that matter) was well thought out and that there are solid reasons for a lot of things that may not be obvious when first encountered. Therefore I am generally skeptical about proposed changes that are intended to "simplify" that which may have good reason to be more complicated than one might at first think. Thanks, Rich On 8/7/2014 9:33 PM, Bill Parducci
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I just realized the Abstract in the latest Working Draft of the RBAC Profile has the template text in it. I personally consider fixing this to be non-material, but if there is concern that it is not then please let me know so that I can notify TC Admin. I suggest the default text be replaced with "Profile for the use of XACML to be used for Role Based Access Control." If we do pull it back, then I would like to revisit the name. I think having "Core" in the title can be confusing. thanks b --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this mail list, you must leave the OASIS TC that generates this mail. Follow this link to all your TCs in OASIS at: https://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/portal/my_workgroups.php --
Thanks, Rich
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