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Sun Releases Open Source XACML Language

Posted by Hemos on from the building-the-tools dept.

LowneWulf writes "An InternetNews.com article mentions that the OASIS standards group today ratified the Extensible Access Control Markup Language 1.0 specification. But even better, Sun Microsystems Labs has backed this up with an open-source version in Java on Sourceforge."

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  1. wow by unterderbrucke · · Score: 4, Funny

    YAUML (Yet Another Useless Markup Language) should become more commonly used around here.

  2. JAY! Another language! by eddy · · Score: 2, Funny

    Jee-aah! Another language! That's great, because we can never have too many of these. I was just thinking to myself, "Gee, I wish I had another markup language to learn".

    (obl: karma to burn)

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  3. Such prosaic names and acronyms... by Consul · · Score: 2, Funny

    The subject submits its query to the entity protecting the resource (e.g. file system, web server). This entity is called a Policy Enforcement Point (PEP). The PEP forms a request (using the XACML request language) ... (snip)

    They should have called its language PEP Talk. ;-)

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  4. XACML is by WetCat · · Score: 3, Funny

    just l33t version of HackML - a language
    made specially for hackers!

  5. Re:What idiots by The+Bungi · · Score: 4, Funny
    HINT: its not C and its not C++.

    Intercal? BrainF*ck? Fundies? Well for god's sake man, do tell!!

  6. Re:oss'ed DRM? - NEWS FLASH by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    The Unix passwd file is DRM! Down with the passwd file!!!