Overview#
Delegation is the assignment of Authorization to another Entity to carry out specific activities.[1]Delegation works by authorizing a Subject A to function partially as if they were another Subject B.
Delegation vs Impersonation#
There are some subtle differences that become import when you get to the details about Delegation vs ImpersonationMore Information#
There might be more information for this subject on one of the following:- Accountable vs responsible
- Act (Actor) Claim
- Assertion Framework for OAuth 2.0 Client Authentication and Authorization Grants
- Authentication Double-Hop
- Authorization
- Authorization Grant
- Authorization Server
- Best Practices for LDAP Security
- Consent Mechanism
- Consent vs Authorization
- CredSSP
- Custodian
- Data Ownership
- Data Processor
- Delegation vs Impersonation
- Identity Web Services Framework
- Kerberos Delegation
- Law of Justifiable Parties
- Law of agency
- Microsoft Active Directory Anomalies
- NOT_DELEGATED
- Neo-Security Stack
- OAuth
- OAuth 2.0
- OAuth 2.0 Actors
- OAuth 2.0 Authorization
- OAuth 2.0 NOT an Authentication protocol
- OAuth 2.0 Token Exchange
- OAuth Client
- Open Access
- Permission
- Privacy Considerations
- Privilege
- Privilege Management Infrastructure
- Proxy
- Regulatory Agencies
- Responsible
- SASL
- TRUSTED_FOR_DELEGATION
- TRUSTED_TO_AUTHENTICATE_FOR_DELEGATION
- The Laws of Relationships
- Transaction Account
- Trust
- User-Account-Control Attribute Values
- User-Managed Access
- Web Authentication
- Web Blog_blogentry_030117_1
- Web Blog_blogentry_180317_1
- Web Blog_blogentry_300717_1
- Why OAuth 2.0
- XACML
- [#1] - Delegation
- based on data observed:2015-05-27
- [#2] - What is the difference between impersonation and delegation? - based on data observed:2015-05-27
