Re: [OGSA-AUTHZ] Your comments on Func Components

On 11/28/07, David Chadwick <d.w.chadwick@kent.ac.uk> wrote:

iii) I have added a definition of attribute "Attribute is a property of an entity". Nice and simple, and all encompassing :-)

I think this defines what might be called "metadata." Recently, we defined "attribute" as follows: An attribute is information asserted in a secure manner by a trusted source, used for access control. I think the key is "used for access control." This is what distinguishes attributes from other kinds of data. Tom