====== Authority ======
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**Authority** is a computing container that grants and manages privileges to resources. Examples of authorities include a [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:d:dbms]], an [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:o:os]], and a [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:s:sandbox]] environment (also see: [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:s:sandboxing]]).

Source: [[https://www.first.org/cvss/user-guide#Glossary-of-Terms ]]


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