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==Context== | ==Context== | ||
* The wiki page is focused on the need for a digital entity on the web to give some other party the ability to exercise some of the capability to some other digital entity. | |||
* In the case of human users the web they will have a [[User Agent]] through which they can express their intents on the web. | |||
* Some examples of delegation include: | |||
** A manager goes on vacation and provide with a temporary replacement the ability to control access to the division web site repository. | |||
** A person is declared unfit to manage their affairs by a court of competent jurisdiction and a guardian is appointed. | |||
** A parent and a child have the reversed case where the parent gives the child some ability to visit web sites are have age restrictions. | |||
** The president of the United States goes into surgery and passes control of the nuclear deterrent to the vice president. | |||
** A husband and wife give each other to make medical decisions for them with a defined set of limitations. | |||
** I add medical conditions to may smartphone so that any authorized EMT can view them if i am found comatose. | |||
===Use Cases=== | ===Use Cases=== | ||
* [[Delegate Credentials Use Case]] | * [[Delegate Credentials Use Case]] | ||
* [[Delegate Credentials Use Case]] | * [[Delegate Credentials Use Case]] | ||
* [[Delegated Authentication Use Case]] | |||
* [[Delegated Authentication for User Managed Access]] | |||
* [[Delegated to Trusted Assistant Use Case]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 22:55, 24 July 2020
Full Title or Meme
Delegation allows the owner of access to a resource to give some subset of that ability to another party.
Context
- The wiki page is focused on the need for a digital entity on the web to give some other party the ability to exercise some of the capability to some other digital entity.
- In the case of human users the web they will have a User Agent through which they can express their intents on the web.
- Some examples of delegation include:
- A manager goes on vacation and provide with a temporary replacement the ability to control access to the division web site repository.
- A person is declared unfit to manage their affairs by a court of competent jurisdiction and a guardian is appointed.
- A parent and a child have the reversed case where the parent gives the child some ability to visit web sites are have age restrictions.
- The president of the United States goes into surgery and passes control of the nuclear deterrent to the vice president.
- A husband and wife give each other to make medical decisions for them with a defined set of limitations.
- I add medical conditions to may smartphone so that any authorized EMT can view them if i am found comatose.
Use Cases
- Delegate Credentials Use Case
- Delegate Credentials Use Case
- Delegated Authentication Use Case
- Delegated Authentication for User Managed Access
- Delegated to Trusted Assistant Use Case.