Authorization (AZN) API
Copyright © 2000 The Open Group

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Open Group Technical Standard
Authorization (AZN) API
Document Number: C908
ISBN: 1-85912-266-3

• Frontmatter
  • Preface
    • The Open Group
    • Open Group Publications
    • Versions and Issues of Specifications
    • Corrigenda
    • Ordering Information
    • This Document
    • Typographical Conventions
  • Trademarks
  • Acknowledgements
  • Referenced Documents
• Introduction
• Objectives
  • Goals
  • Non-Goals
• Architectural Overview
  • ISO 10181-3 Access Control Framework
  • Access Control Service Components
    • Access Control Decision Functions
    • Access Control Enforcement Functions
  • Access Control Information
    • Initiator Information
      • Initiator ACI
      • Initiator ADI
    • Target Information
      • Target ACI
      • Target ADI
    • Request Information
      • Request ACI
      • Request ADI
    • Context Information
      • Context ACI
      • Context ADI
    • Retained Information
    • Access Control Policy Information
    • Externalizing ADI
      • PACs
      • Entitlements
• Authorization API Usage Model
  • System Structure
  • Supported Functions
  • State Machine
    • Functions Not Included in State Diagram
  • Trust Model
    • Relationship between Authentication and Authorization
    • TCB Boundary
• Required Functionality and Portability
  • Required Functionality
    • Functions
    • Authorities, Services, Schemes, and Mechanisms
    • Attributes
  • Portability
    • Resource and Operation Names
• Parameter Passing Conventions
  • Structured Data Types
  • String Data and Similar Data
    • Buffers
    • Character Strings
    • Credential Handles
    • Attribute List Handle
  • Status Values
    • Invalid Handle Error Status Returns
  • Constants
  • Authority and Mechanism IDs
    • Authority , Service, and Scheme IDs
    • Authentication Mechanism IDs
    • Portability - Authentication Mechanism OIDs
• Function Call Definitions
  • azn_attrlist_add_entry
  • azn_attrlist_add_entry_buffer
  • azn_attrlist_create
  • azn_attrlist_delete
  • azn_attrlist_get_entry_buffer_value
  • azn_attrlist_get_entry_string_value
  • azn_attrlist_get_names
  • azn_attrlist_name_get_num
  • azn_authority_get_authorities
  • azn_authority_get_entitlements_svcs
  • azn_authority_get_labeling_schemes
  • azn_authority_get_mechanisms
  • azn_authority_get_mod_svcs
  • azn_authority_get_pac_svcs
  • azn_creds_combine
  • azn_creds_create
  • azn_creds_delete
  • azn_creds_for_subject
  • azn_creds_get_attrlist_for_subject
  • azn_creds_get_pac
  • azn_creds_modify
  • azn_creds_num_of_subjects
  • azn_decision_access_allowed
  • azn_decision_access_allowed_ext
  • azn_decision_has_clearance
  • azn_entitlement_get_entitlements
  • azn_entitlement_get_labels
  • azn_entitlement_get_operations
  • azn_entitlement_get_operations_ext
  • azn_error_major
  • azn_error_minor
  • azn_error_minor_get_string
  • azn_id_get_creds
  • azn_initialize
  • azn_pac_get_creds
  • azn_release_buffer
  • azn_release_string
  • azn_release_strings
  • azn_shutdown
• Header File
• Glossary
  • Access control
  • Access request
  • ACI
  • ADF
  • ADI
  • AEF
  • Attribute list
  • Audit id
  • Authentication
  • Authority
  • Authorization
  • Buffer
  • Capability
  • Clearance
  • Context
  • Credential handle
  • Credentials chain
  • Combined creds chain
  • Decision
  • Decision request
  • Entitlement
  • Identity
  • Initiator
  • Intermediary
  • Label
  • Operation
  • PAC
  • Privilege attribute
  • Protected resource
  • Target
• INDEX

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