21 Oct
2007
21 Oct
'07
4:56 p.m.
On 10/21/07, Lukas Renggli <renggli(a)iam.unibe.ch> wrote:
Of course there is always a discussion between what is the best
security model. There is also an ACL based security model available
in Pier. People have always been discussion what is a better
approach. Having tried both, I find the traditional POSIX permission
model easier to understand an manage, but that's certainly a personal
preference.
Well, on Unix at least, the problem with the POSIX model is not in how
it deals with users and groups, but rather how these can be applied to
resources (i.e. permissions for user, group and everyone else).
I don't recall anything about how ACL works in Pier. For me, I would
like a solution where I can put different groups on a given resource,
and then put people in those groups. As much as it pains me to say, I
think Windows has a better security model in this regard.