Quote: a hierarchical namespace provides containers for protecting objects; mandatory and discretionary protection by endowing subdirectories with trust; better than flat namespace

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Hierarchical namespaces … [permit] protections to be enforced recursively so that … [e.g., a "private" directory] … Hierarchical namespaces support other security models as well--including … flat namespace, protections on the namespace are frequently …   Google-1   Google-2

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