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Permission system for IPC access control.
§Security Module (IPC)
§RESPONSIBILITIES
This module provides role-based access control (RBAC) and security auditing for IPC operations. It validates permissions for all incoming IPC messages and logs security events for audit trails.
§ARCHITECTURAL ROLE
This module is the security layer in the IPC architecture, sitting between the message router and handlers to enforce permission policies.
§KEY COMPONENTS
- PermissionManager: Validates permissions and manages role/permission definitions
- Role: Role definitions with associated permissions
- Permission: Individual permission definitions
§ERROR HANDLING
Permission validation returns Result types with descriptive errors for debugging access denials.
§LOGGING
Info-level security event logging, debug for permission checks, error for violations.
§PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS
- Permission definitions cached in RwLock for fast concurrent access
- Role resolution optimized with HashMap lookups
- Audit log limited to last 1000 events to prevent memory bloat
§TODO
- Add permission caching with TTL
- Implement permission inheritance
- Add permission alias support
- Implement group-based permissions
Modules§
- Permission
- Permission Definition (IPC Security)
- Permission
Manager - Permission Manager (IPC Security)
- Role
- Role Definition (IPC Security)