Re: [xacml] Issue#39:number of policies to return is too large

[Argyn <jawabean@gmail.com>]

Anne

sorry, i meant this to g oto the list. OASIS's list server doesn't put
its e-mail to reply-to in the mails

thanks
argyn

On 9/6/06, Anne Anderson - Sun Microsystems <Anne.Anderson@sun.com> wrote:
> The idea is that the PDP can include any necessary state in the
> PolicyQueryContinuation element.  The PDP could also choose to implement
> this by maintaining internal state.  This is why support for the element
> is optional - it depends on what a PDP is able and willing to do.
>
> Could I forward your query and my response to the list?
>
> Regards,
> Anne
>
> Argyn wrote On 09/06/06 10:45,:
> > On 9/6/06, Anne Anderson - Sun Microsystems <Anne.Anderson@sun.com> wrote:
> >
> >> The request MAY then send another XACMLPolicyQuery containing the
> >> instance of the PolicyQueryContinuation element to obtain more policies
> >> that match the original query.
> >>
> >> The content and interpretation of the PolicyQueryContinuation element is
> >> completely implementation-dependent.  Support for it is optional.
> >
> >
> > this proposal would make a policy engine to be "statefull". it has to
> > remember the state of the continuation, and be able to retrieve the
> > policies using the continuation instance. it would require more
> > resources on the policy server, imho. i'd prefer to find another way
> > of handling the issue of large policy sets
> >
> > thanks
> > argyn
>
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