Re: alternative: port server?

[Marcus Brinkmann]

On Tue, May 13, 2003 at 02:07:50PM -0400, Neal H. Walfield wrote:
> > > > However, in the Hurd we are more flexible.  A task can reauthenticate 
> > > > an io
> > > > object.  In that sense, user IDs (really: authentication tokens) are 
> > > > bound
> > > > to objects and not to tasks.  This is useful in many applications.
> > > 
> > > But for the authentication token to be valid, it is bound to a task.
> > > Thus, to transfer an authentication token, it is renamed.
> > 
> > Nope, an authentication token is an object in the task server and denoted by
> > the task server id and the object id.
> 
> Not in the Hurd on L4.

Argh.  I meant auth server.  If that is not what you mean, then you have to
explain the alternative.

Thanks,
Marcus

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