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Capability
  • In a computer system, an unforgeable ticket that is accepted by the system as incontestable proof that the presenter has authorized access to the object named by the ticket. It is often interpreted by the operating system and the hardware as an address for the object. Each capability also contains authorization information identifying the nature of the access mode (for example read mode, write mode). (MTR-8201;);
  • A protected identifier that both identifies the object and specifies the access rights to be allowed to the accessor who possesses the capability. In a capability-based system, access to protected objects such as files is granted if the would-be accessor possesses a capability for the object.