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diff --git a/docs/permissions.md b/docs/permissions.md index 300a719..434744e 100644 --- a/docs/permissions.md +++ b/docs/permissions.md @@ -14,17 +14,17 @@ framework to keep updated a database of installed permissions. The permission names are [URN][URN] of the form: - urn:AGL:permission:<binding>:<level>:<hierarchical-name> + urn:AGL:permission:<api>:<level>:<hierarchical-name> where "AGL" is the NID (the namespace identifier) dedicated to AGL (note: a RFC should be produced to standardize this name space). The permission names are made of NSS (the namespace specific string) starting with "permission:" and followed by colon separated -fields. The 2 first fields are <binding> and <level> and the remaining +fields. The 2 first fields are <api> and <level> and the remaining fields are gouped to form the <hierarchical-name>. - <binding> ::= [ <pname> ] + <api> ::= [ <pname> ] <pname> ::= 1*<pchars> @@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ fields are gouped to form the <hierarchical-name>. <extra> ::= "-" | "." | "_" | "@" -The field <binding> can be made of any valid character for NSS except -the characters colon and star (:*). This field designate the binding -providing the permission. It is use to deduce binding requirements -from permission requirements. The field <binding> can be the empty +The field <api> can be made of any valid character for NSS except +the characters colon and star (:*). This field designate the api +providing the permission. This scheme is used to deduce binding requirements +from permission requirements. The field <api> can be the empty string when the permission is defined by the AGL system itself. -The field <binding> if starting with the character "@" represents +The field <api> if starting with the character "@" represents a transversal permission not bound to any binding. <level> ::= 1*<lower> |