[cap-talk] Capability analogies

[Stiegler, Marc D]

Your understanding of DarpaBrowser is correct.

--marcs 

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> [mailto:cap-talk-bounces at mail.eros-os.org] On Behalf Of Jed Donnelley
> Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 9:26 PM
> To: General discussions concerning capability systems.
> Subject: Re: [cap-talk] Capability analogies
> 
> On 10/4/2007 4:28 PM, Mark Miller wrote:
> > On 10/4/07, Jed Donnelley <jed at nersc.gov> wrote:
> >> I believe if I was to update that paper to include 
> confinement then 
> >> the issues would be similar to those faced by the 'CapBrowser'.
> > 
> > DarpaBrowser?
> 
> I don't believe the DarpaBrowser is a capability browser in 
> the sense I described.  As I understand it, the DarpaBrowser 
> can view a URL like
> 
> http://www.google.com/
> 
> A confined capability browser could not because such a string 
> doesn't grant the permission to communicate on any network.  
> I don't believe the DarpaBroswer is confined - is it?  I 
> thought it's intent was something else (e.g. protecting 
> against untrustworthy plugins).  If I missed that then I'd 
> like to hear more about it.
> 
> I admit I'm playing rather loose with this ill defined 
> concept (CapDoc, CapBrowser).
> 
> Perhaps better discussed off the list?
> 
> --Jed  http://www.webstart.com/jed/
> 
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