It’s a common misconception that XACML authorization systems perform poorly by default because they are XML-based. While it is true that XML systems can be slow, XACML product vendors have many techniques at their disposal to address performance concerns. Keep in mind, however, that every application and every deployment has its own performance considerations and [...]
Archive for April 2010
Authorization Performance Myth Busting
April 30, 2010Myth Busting, XACML Style
April 6, 2010MythBusters is a popular TV series that attempts to prove or disprove popular beliefs, rumors, or “myths.” Their topics have ranged from whether cell phones interfere with a plane’s instruments (they don’t) to whether a fingerprint reader could be spoofed (it was). In the realm of XACML, there are also what we would consider myths [...]
