Re: snmpconf Comments on BCP-09

Hi -

> Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 11:13:48 +0200
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> From: Juergen Schoenwaelder <[email protected]>
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> Subject: Re: snmpconf Comments on BCP-09
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> >>>>> David T Perkins writes:
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> David> 6) David> Fine grained access control assignment - a desirable
> David> property is to allow management apps to create resource
> David> instances via an SNMP set, and to gain "exclusive" or "owner"
> David> access as found in file creation operations found in many
> David> operating systems, such as the Unix variants. However, the
> David> VACM-based access control is VERY different than Unix-like file
> David> access control. A design pattern was introduced in the MIB
> David> modules from the DISMAN WG which attempted to mimic the
> David> Unix-like access control behavior on creation. This design
> David> pattern is flawed (and many have not yet realized it). Please
> David> describe the objective, show the MIB design pattern and
> David> describe how it is flawed.
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> Can you please send a message to the DISMAN WG list which explains why
> the design pattern is flawed so that we can all understand the issue
> and either fix it or at least document it somewhere?
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As disman WG chair, I'd welcome such a discussion on the
disman WG mailing list.

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