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sandbox != capability access control

sandbox != capability access control

Posted Aug 9, 2006 23:11 UTC (Wed) by zooko (subscriber, #2589)
In reply to: sandbox != capability access control by vonbrand
Parent article: .desktop files and security

Indeed. The idea is to allow dancing pigs, without thereby also allowing theft or destruction of your data, illicit use of your network, etc.

See "Polaris" and "plash" for examples.


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