[Zope3-dev] Re: PAS vs pluggableauth

[Jim Fulton]

Max M wrote:
> Jim Fulton wrote:
> 
>> In PAS, principals are created for each request.  The model in PAS is
>> that principals are created from minimal information and then are 
>> scribbled
>> on by various plugins.  This model is extremely flexible, making it
>> much easier, for example, to distribute things like group memberhip
>> management.
> 
> 
> 
> Please call these groups something in the line of "PermissionGroups".

That would be wrong.

These are groups of principals (users) not permissions.

In a separate proposal:

   http://dev.zope.org/Zope3/AggregatePermissionsAndPrincipalGroups

I proposed "aggregate permissions". I specifically avoided the
term "group" to avoid confusion with groups of principals.

Jim

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