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Capabilities systems are designed specifically for this purpose. In such a system, a capability specifically for the user's right to access A and B is exposed as handle / token, and services A and B can't access anything without first being given an exposed capability handle. Notably, capabilities can be constrained so that it's not keys to the kingdom.


Are there opensource projects can be used to build such system?


There are a few but Cap'n Proto is probably the most mature at this point: https://capnproto.org




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