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* [http://wiki.erights.org/wiki/Walnut/Secure_Distributed_Computing#Powerbox_Capability_Manager E in a Walnut on powerboxes]
* [http://wiki.erights.org/wiki/Walnut/Secure_Distributed_Computing#Powerbox_Capability_Manager E in a Walnut on powerboxes]
* [http://www.eros-os.org/pipermail/cap-talk/2007-July/008571.html cap-talk thread: "What *is* a powerbox?"]
* [http://www.eros-os.org/pipermail/cap-talk/2007-July/008571.html cap-talk thread: "What *is* a powerbox?"]
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* [http://www.hpl.hp.com/techreports/2006/HPL-2006-116.html How Emily Tamed the Caml]
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=== Powerboxes for graphical user interfaces ===
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* [http://combex.com/papers/darpa-report/ Final report on the DarpaBrowser project]
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* [http://people.ischool.berkeley.edu/~ping/sid/ Secure Interaction Design]

Latest revision as of 22:41, 25 August 2008

A powerbox is a component which mediates between the user and a program, interpreting the user's instructions to grant authorities to the program, and allowing the program to request authorities to be granted. It goes beyond a capability shell in that the program may request additional authorities after its initialization, via the powerbox.

CapDesk was the first program to contain a powerbox referred to as such.

See also

Powerboxes for graphical user interfaces

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