Generic Authorization and Access  control API (GAA API)

Object EACL handle

Reference to object

Upcall function for EACL

retrieval

. . .

gaa_check_authorization

GAA API Security Context

[ operations for authorization ]

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gaa_get_object_eacl

YES / NO / MAYBE

[ list of authorized operations and

corresponding conditions, if any ]

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