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Principal (computer security)

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A principal in computer security is an entity that can be authenticated by a computer system or network. This concept is also referred as security principal in Java and Microsoft literatures[1].

Principals are typically assigned rights and privileges over resources in the network.

Principals usually represent physical persons, computational entities, systems connected to the network (physical or virtual) and services.

Typically a principal has an associated identifier (such as a Security Identifier) that allows it to be referenced for identification or assignment of properties and permissions.

References

  1. ^ « What Are Security Principals? », technet.microsoft.com, 28 March 2003.
  • RFC 2744 - Generic Security Service API Version 2.
  • RFC 5397 - WebDAV Current Principal Extension.
  • RFC 4121 - The Kerberos Version 5 Generic Security Service Application Program Interface (GSS-API) Mechanism: Version 2.
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