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 literature.[1]
Principals are typically assigned rights and privileges over resources in the network. Principals typically 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
- ^ « What Are Security Principals? », technet.microsoft.com, 28 March 2003.
External links
- 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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