Changes for page Definitions

Last modified by Zenna Elfen on 2025/11/27 12:13

From 2.1 to 3.1

From version 1.1

edited by Zenna Elfen
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To version 2.1

edited by Zenna Elfen
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  (% dir="ltr" id="auth_def" style="margin-right:auto" summary="Definitions for Authentication and Access" %)
  |=Function|=What it means in P2P context
--|**Permissions**|Define what actions a peer is allowed to perform (read, write, broadcast, modify state, etc.)
--|**Delegation**|Allow a peer to grant some portion of its authority to another peer (e.g., "you can write to this dataset for 1 day")
--|**Capabilities**|Tokens/objects that //embody// permissions and can be passed around securely
--|**Revocation**|Ability to withdraw access (essential yet tricky, since there's no central admin)
--|**Identity-agnostic control**|Often operations are authorized not by //who// you are but //what capabilities you possess//
++|Permissions|//Define what actions a peer is allowed to perform (read, write, broadcast, modify state, etc.)//
++|Delegation|//Allow a peer to grant some portion of its authority to another peer (e.g., "you can write to this dataset for 1 day")//
++|Capabilities|//Tokens/objects that embody permissions and can be passed around securely//
++|Revocation|//Ability to withdraw access (essential yet tricky, since there's no central admin)//
++|Identity-agnostic control|//Often operations are authorized not by who you are but what capabilities you possess//