Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/permissions-requirements.html =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/permissions-requirements.html,v diff -u -r1.34.2.1 -r1.34.2.2 --- openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/permissions-requirements.html 9 Jun 2016 08:44:50 -0000 1.34.2.1 +++ openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/permissions-requirements.html 23 Jun 2016 08:32:45 -0000 1.34.2.2 @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ applications to handle permissions. Consolidating access control in such a manner reduces both cost and risk: cost, in that less code has to be written and maintained for dealing with recurring permissions situations; risk, in -that we need not rely on any single programmer's diligence to ensure +that we need not rely on any single programmer's diligence to ensure access control is implemented and enforced correctly.

Historical Motivations

In earlier versions of the OpenACS, permissions and access control was handled on a module-by-module basis, often even on a page-by-page basis. For example, a typical module might allow any registered user to access its pages