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Add use case for client to discover access privileges #136

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15 changes: 15 additions & 0 deletions proposals/wac-ucr/index.bs
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Expand Up @@ -911,6 +911,21 @@ write access. Alice grants *PerformChart* read only access to all the projects
that she can access.


### Application determining access privileges {#uc-client-determine-access-privileges}

Guinan uses an application to author and publish documents. The application
adapts its user interface to distinguish between allowed
(actionable) and disallowed features based on access information that the
[=resource server=] reveals, for example, permissions that are granted to the
application, to the public (everyone), or to a group.

For example, for user level permission, if the application is not granted
[=write access=] on the resource that Guinan is currently editing, the user
interface can disable the "Save" button in the menu. Guinan also wants to know
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I would prefer to end this use case here and move "Guinan also wants to know ..." to a dedicated use case. I can make PR after merge.

if the public is granted [=read access=] on the content they are updating, and
thus if it can be, for example, liked, bookmarked, archived by everyone.


## Privacy ## {#uc-privacy}

### Limiting access to who else is permitted ### {#uc-whopermitted}
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