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3 Sep 2001
#4618
Authorization Infrastructure in Solaris Operating Environment
Part of the Role-based Access Control Project

This article outlines the advantages of a common infrastructure for managing authorizations and describes how authorization enforcement, hierarchy, delegation, and scope are supported. It provides programming examples in C and Java technology. It also discusses how authorizations can be associated with executables to restrict access to authorized users.
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4 Sep 2001
#4630
Interview with Macromedia's Chief Architect, Simeon Simeonov
From the Dot-Com Builder Web Site

Currently available on the Dot-Com Builder web site is an interview with Simeon Simeonov, chief architect of Macromedia. Simeonov comments on web services, including some of the promises and pitfalls awaiting web developers. Also covered is how XML is linked with web services and what developers should consider in regard to web services.
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    4 Sep 2001
    #4632
    Solaris OE XFree86 Video Drivers and Porting Kit
    For Intel Platform Edition

    The Solaris Operating Environment (OE) XFree86 Video Drivers and Porting Kit enables use of XFree86 video drivers with the X Window System server for Solaris 8 OE (Intel Platform Edition) or for Solaris 9 OE (Intel Platform Edition). There is a Source and Binary Edition available.
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    4 Sep 2001
    #4633
    LibElf and GElf
    A Library to Manipulate ELF Files

    The article "LibElf and GElf: A Library to Manipulate ELF Files" by Neelakanth Nadgir provides a short introduction to using the ELF manipulation library, which is a part of the Solaris Operating Environment (OE). Nadgir covers the three kinds of object files: the relocatable files, executable files, shared object files. This technical article features a table on Object File Format and simple code fragments that demonstrate how to use LibELF to manipulate object files.
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