RE: [xacml-dev] Policy editor? Gui?

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Kuketayev, Argyn <>
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2004-11-11T17:12:57+00:00
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RE: [xacml-dev] Policy editor? Gui?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Seth Proctor [mailto:] 
> Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 11:49 AM
> To: Kuketayev, Argyn
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> Subject: Re: [xacml-dev] Policy editor? Gui?

> > What would be the minimum set of features to make it 
> useful? Should it 
> > be tailored for a particular implementation, such as 
> SunXACML or could 
> > it be useful for any XACML policy?
> 
> I've been thinking about aspects of both. I think there are general 
> aspects that any tool could handle. Because SunXACML has some 
> configuration facilities, my tool tied those in. Maybe we 
> should get an 
> interested group together to brainstorm?

It makes a lot of sense. I couldn't come up with a set of features.

> 
> > I've been thinking about editor ever since I had to write policies.
> > It's
> > very inconvinient to edit them in regular XML editor.
> 
> Yes. I started work on a tool mostly because I was sick of looking at 
> policies in emacs :)

I've been thinking about writing a plug-in for Eclipse. If I figure out
what set of features is required, then it would be easier to start
thinking about implementation. Othersie, all I have is random thoughts
and a bunch of policies to edit :)

Thanks,
Argyn