Areas Out of Scope 8.1. Groups Modeling groups is out of scope. It is recommended that the protocol draft avoid issues such as the enumeration of group members or administration of groups. Goals August 1998 it is to define roles for individuals. Many systems employ the concept of assigning roles, more temporary than identities, to more flexibly define access.
Roles are important.
However, roles would appear to be difficult and not necessarily related to ACLs. The protocol draft MAY define how roles may be assigned. Certificate-based security Certificates are out of scope for the DAV ACL protocol. This document is intended to specify how security can be enhanced in WebDAV systems. Access control functionality also improves security, by giving resource owners much more control and flexibility over who can access their resources in what way.