WAC vs. Object capabilities

Very interesting @happybeing. I’ve come upon a couple pro’s and con’s earlier today:

Pros:

  • Efficiency of processing
  • Manageability at (web-)scale and in trustless environments
  • Possibility for very fine-grained authz

Cons:

  • Accountability
  • Revocation is harder

I also read something about best-of-both-worlds solutions being possible, but I don’t have any info on that. And in Capability Myths Demolished there is this comparison table:

Capability Myths Demolished

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