## Identities of Principals in Delegation

The identity of principals in a delegation chain is maintained in extended privilege attribute certificates (EPACs), as are the identities for all DCE principals. Each EPAC contains the name and group memberships of a principal in the delegation chain and any extended attributes that apply to the principal. The delegation chain includes an EPAC for each member of the delegation chain.

When delegation is in use, the target server receives the delegation chain, and thus knows the privilege attributes of the delegation chain initiator and each intermediary (delegate) in the chain. Authorization decisions can then be made based on the identities of all principals involved in the operation.

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ACL Entry Types for Delegation

ACL Checking for Delegation

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