Re: [xacml] New XACML profile

Dear all, Ray, Robin, Hal,

Please find answers inline - including answers to Robin's email.

On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 2:20 PM, Sinnema, Remon <remon.sinnema@emc.com> wrote:

Hi David,

Excellent idea!

I have some questions for you:

· Would you mind sending out a link to more details about ALFA?

You can read more information here:

product page: https://www.axiomatics.com/axiomatics-alfa-plugin-for-eclipse.html
press release: https://www.axiomatics.com/news/128-axiomatics-releases-free-plugin-for-the-eclipse-ide-to-author-xacml3-0-policies.html
YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czFBYGyHVdg&list=PL3tEmaACR8u1yK-I1RJuilJOw6wBQFnSp

· Do you plan to keep the name or should we change it, since it contains the name of a company?

We haven't discussed this fully internally yet. As Hal points out correctly, we cannot use the name "Axiomatics" in the profile's title. Finding an alternative to the first A in ALFA could be a way forward. I personally liked the use of "abbreviated". Abridged is another. If only "Anhanced" were spelled with an A :-)

Axiomatics does not hold a trademark on the ALFA word.

· Do you see this as a media type for XACML or something more?

It's a new grammar to authorize XACML policies. It's aimed at developers and uses a syntax akin to C# / Java. It provides a simpler, denser syntax than XML does. XML is hard to read, ALFA isn't. Also it provides a few enhancements such as the ability to define rules independently and then reference them.

Eventually ALFA policies are translated into XACML 3.0

Can you supply a URI reference for the specification, if it's in public space?

The spec is not in the public space yet. It's the goal of writing the profile to make it in the public space with Axiomatics providing the first version based on the existing grammar.

Cheers,

David.

Thanks,

Ray

From: xacml@lists.oasis-open.org [mailto:xacml@lists.oasis-open.org] On Behalf Of David Brossard
Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 2:00 PM
To: xacml; xacml-users@lists.oasis-open.org
Subject: [xacml] New XACML profile - ALFA

Axiomatics is pleased to announce that it has decided to contribute ALFA, the Axiomatics Language for Authorization, to the OASIS eXtensible Access Control Markup Language (XACML) TC for standardization.

ALFA is a pseudo-language aimed at developers and which simplifies XACML policy authoring.

To initiate the process, Axiomatics will start a new profile of XACML using the XACML 3.0 core standard as a base and specifying the ALFA grammar.

We welcome input from all the members of the XACML TC and the OASIS community at large. Our aim is to make XACML even more successful through easier policy authoring and management.

As a first step, we would like to discuss this new profile on the next TC call.

Thank you.

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VP of Customer Relations
+46(0)760 25 85 75
Axiomatics AB
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S-111 30 Stockholm, Sweden

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David Brossard, M.Eng, SCEA, CSTP
VP of Customer Relations
+46(0)760 25 85 75
Axiomatics AB
Skeppsbron 40
S-111 30 Stockholm, Sweden

Support: https://support.axiomatics.com
Web: http://www.axiomatics.com

Axiomatics for developers: http://developers.axiomatics.com

Connect with us on LinkedIn | Twitter | Google + | Facebook | YouTube

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