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CodeExecutors.

A signed component may be obtained from a software vendor and then executed used by a variety of users. Normally, the principal executing the code is different from the one that signed the classes. To clarify the resulting distinctions, we introduce the the concept of a CodeExecutor to be the principal invoking a given service, and upon which authentication, delegation or access control can be based.



Nataraj Nagaratnam
Mon Mar 16 18:02:57 EST 1998