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authorhttp://mvock.pip.verisignlabs.com/ <http://mvock.pip.verisignlabs.com/@web>2011-12-06 17:20:25 +0100
committerGNU Hurd web pages engine <web-hurd@gnu.org>2011-12-06 17:20:25 +0100
commit9aac9a8763340ec51fa17917798b79314b83c9bf (patch)
tree2b625c6ba5533a00bdfe916de5d39432fde09fd2
parent5047f4849f52efbd11fcfe5d7ce1b37c4bec6134 (diff)
Some typos
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@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ License|/fdl]]."]]"""]]
A capability is a protected reference. It is a reference in that
it designates an object; it is protected in that in cannot be
-forged. A capabilities both designates the object it refers to and
+forged. A capability both designates the object it refers to and
carries the authority to manipulate it.
By binding [[designation]] and [[authorization]] together, capabilities
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ to protect against A hijacking his authority. (This problem is
refused to the [[confused_deputy]] problem.) Also, since A likely
sent a string to identify the file to B, the identifier lacks a
[[naming_context]] and therefore may resolve to a different object
-than A intended. Be ensuring that [[designation]] and [[authorization]] are
+than A intended. By ensuring that [[designation]] and [[authorization]] are
always bound together, these problems are avoided.
Capability-based system architectures strive to meet the *principle of least
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ individually); attenuation design pattern, membranes
(wikipedia_object-capability_model)?
-->
-A capability mechanism is typically implemented in software my the operating
-system kernel (typically a [[microkernel]]. The computing cost (as compared to
+A capability mechanism is typically implemented in software by the operating
+system kernel (typically a [[microkernel]]). The computing cost (as compared to
a hardware implementation) is neglectable.