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diff --git a/docs/glossary.rst b/docs/glossary.rst index 60e861597..2683ff369 100644 --- a/docs/glossary.rst +++ b/docs/glossary.rst @@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ Glossary object *location-aware*. permission - A string or unicode object that represents an action being taken against + A string or Unicode object that represents an action being taken against a :term:`context` resource. A permission is associated with a view name and a resource type by the developer. Resources are decorated with security declarations (e.g. an :term:`ACL`), which reference these @@ -291,22 +291,22 @@ Glossary :term:`authorization policy`. principal - A *principal* is a string or unicode object representing an - entity, typically a user or group. Principals are provided by an - :term:`authentication policy`. For example, if a user had the - :term:`userid` `"bob"`, and was part of two groups named `"group foo"` - and "group bar", the request might have information attached to - it that would indicate that Bob was represented by three - principals: `"bob"`, `"group foo"` and `"group bar"`. + A *principal* is a string or Unicode object representing an entity, + typically a user or group. Principals are provided by an + :term:`authentication policy`. For example, if a user has the + :term:`userid` `bob`, and is a member of two groups named `group foo` and + `group bar`, then the request might have information attached to it + indicating that Bob was represented by three principals: `bob`, `group + foo` and `group bar`. userid - A *userid* is a string or unicode object used to identify and - authenticate a real-world user (or client). A userid is - supplied to an :term:`authentication policy` in order to discover - the user's :term:`principals <principal>`. The default behavior - of the authentication policies :app:`Pyramid` provides is to - return the user's userid as a principal, but this is not strictly - necessary in custom policies that define their principals differently. + A *userid* is a string or Unicode object used to identify and authenticate + a real-world user or client. A userid is supplied to an + :term:`authentication policy` in order to discover the user's + :term:`principals <principal>`. In the authentication policies which + :app:`Pyramid` provides, the default behavior returns the user's userid as + a principal, but this is not strictly necessary in custom policies that + define their principals differently. authorization policy An authorization policy in :app:`Pyramid` terms is a bit of @@ -960,10 +960,10 @@ Glossary users transition from Pylons and those preferring a more Pylons-like API. The scaffold has been retired but the demo plays a similar role. - Pyramid Cookbook - Additional documentation for Pyramid which presents topical, - practical uses of Pyramid: - http://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/pyramid_cookbook/en/latest. + Pyramid Community Cookbook + Additional, community-based documentation for Pyramid which presents + topical, practical uses of Pyramid: + :ref:`Pyramid Community Cookbook <cookbook:pyramid-cookbook>` distutils The standard system for packaging and distributing Python packages. See |