source: libabac/abac_aspect.c @ e3462b4

/**
**  abac_aspect.c
**/


#include <assert.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

#include "abac_internal.h"

static int debug=0;
/*
   A.role <- B
   A.role <- B.role
   A.role <- B.role.role

   A.oset <- B
   A.oset <- Obj
   A.oset <- B.oset
   A.oset <- B.role.oset
*/

/* can store either a role or oset */
struct _abac_aspect_t {
    int aspect_type;
    int is_object;

    char *principal_name;
    char *principal_name_p; // pPrincipal_name
    abac_term_t *principal_object;

    char *linked_role_name;
    abac_param_list_t *linked_role_params;

    char *aspect_name;
    abac_param_list_t *aspect_params;

    char *type_string; // "oset" or "role"

    abac_list_t *prereqs;
    int refcount;
};

/**************************************************************/
void abac_aspect_dump(abac_aspect_t *ptr, char* offset)
{
    char *tmp=NULL;
    asprintf(&tmp,"  %s",offset);
    if(ptr->prereqs != 0) {
        abac_aspect_t *cur;
        abac_list_foreach(ptr->prereqs, cur,
            if(cur)
               abac_aspect_dump(cur, tmp);
        );
        return;
    }

    printf("\n..... an aspect .....\n");
    printf("%s aspect_type: %d(%s)\n", offset, ptr->aspect_type, abac_aspect_type_string(ptr));
    printf("%s is_object: %d\n", offset, ptr->is_object);
    printf("%s principal_name: %s\n", offset, ptr->principal_name);
    if(ptr->principal_name_p)
       printf("%s principal_name_p: %s\n", offset, ptr->principal_name_p);
       else printf("%s principal_name_p: --\n", offset);
    if(ptr->principal_object)
       abac_term_dump(ptr->principal_object, tmp);
       else ("%s principal_object: --\n", offset);
    if(ptr->linked_role_name) 
       printf("%s linked_role_name: %s\n", offset, ptr->linked_role_name);
       else printf("%s linked_role_name: --\n", offset);
    if(ptr->linked_role_params)
       abac_param_dump(ptr->linked_role_params, tmp);
       else printf("%s linked_role_params: --\n", offset);
     if(ptr->aspect_name)
       printf("%s aspect_name: %s\n", offset, ptr->aspect_name);
       else printf("%s aspect_name: --\n", offset);
    if(ptr->aspect_params)
       abac_param_dump(ptr->aspect_params, tmp);
       else printf("%s aspect_params: --\n", offset);
    if(ptr->type_string)
       printf("%s type_string:- %s\n", offset, ptr->type_string);
       else printf("%s type_string: --\n", offset);
    printf("%s refcount:- %d\n", offset, ptr->refcount);
    printf("..................................");
    free(tmp);
}

bool abac_aspect_is_oset(abac_aspect_t *ptr)
{
    assert(ptr);
    if(ptr->aspect_type==e_ASPECTTYPE_OSET)
        return 1;
    return 0;
}


bool abac_aspect_is_role(abac_aspect_t *ptr)
{
    assert(ptr);
    if(ptr->aspect_type==e_ASPECTTYPE_ROLE)
        return 1;
    return 0;
}

bool abac_aspect_is_intersecting(abac_aspect_t *ptr)
{
    assert(ptr);
    if(ptr->aspect_type==e_ASPECTTYPE_INTERSECTING)
        return 1;
    return 0;
}

/* A.role->B or A.oset->B */
bool abac_aspect_is_principal(abac_aspect_t *ptr) {
    assert(ptr != NULL);
    return ptr->is_object == 0 &&
             ptr->aspect_name == NULL && 
               ptr->linked_role_name == NULL && 
                 ptr->prereqs == NULL;
}

/* A.oset->O */
bool abac_aspect_is_object(abac_aspect_t *ptr)
{
    assert(ptr);
    if(ptr->aspect_type == e_ASPECTTYPE_OSET)
        return ptr->is_object;
    return 0;
}

/* A.role->B.role.role or A.oset->B.role.oset */
bool abac_aspect_is_linking(abac_aspect_t *ptr) 
{
    assert(ptr);
    return ptr->linked_role_name != NULL;
}

/**
 * True if an aspect is an intersection.
 */
bool abac_aspect_is_intersection(abac_aspect_t *ptr)
{
    assert(ptr);
    return ptr->prereqs != NULL;
}

/**
 * return the type that is common to all the intersecting aspects 
 */ 
int abac_aspect_intersecting_aspect_type(abac_aspect_t *ptr)
{
    assert(ptr);
    assert(ptr->prereqs);
    abac_aspect_t *cur;
    int first=1;
    int type;
    abac_list_foreach(ptr->prereqs, cur,
            if(first) {
               type=abac_aspect_aspect_type(cur);
               first=0;
               } else {
                   if(abac_aspect_aspect_type(cur) != type)
                       errx(1,"Intersecting tails are not of the same type");
            }
        );
    return type;
}

/**
 * Returns the prereqs of an intersection.
 */
abac_list_t *abac_aspect_prereqs(abac_aspect_t *ptr)
{
    assert(ptr);
    return ptr->prereqs;
}

char* abac_aspect_type_string(abac_aspect_t *ptr)
{
    assert(ptr);
    return ptr->type_string;
}

int abac_aspect_aspect_type(abac_aspect_t *ptr)
{
    assert(ptr);
    return ptr->aspect_type;
}

/**
 * Returns the linked part of a linking aspect. 
 * For instance, if the aspect is A.r1.r2, this returns r1.
 */
char *abac_aspect_linked_role_name(abac_aspect_t *ptr)
{
    assert(ptr);
    return ptr->linked_role_name;
}

/* A.r1 without params or constraints, callee needs to free it*/
char *abac_aspect_linked_role_bare(abac_aspect_t *ptr)
{
    assert(ptr);
    assert(ptr->principal_name);
    assert(ptr->linked_role_name);
    char *tmp=NULL;
    asprintf(&tmp,"%s.%s",ptr->principal_name,ptr->linked_role_name);
    return tmp;
}

abac_param_list_t *abac_aspect_linked_role_params(abac_aspect_t *ptr)
{
    assert(ptr);
    return ptr->linked_role_params;
}

/**
 * Returns the name of an aspect. If the aspect is A.r1 then return r1.
 * If the aspect is A.r1.r2 then return r2.
 */
char *abac_aspect_aspect_name(abac_aspect_t *ptr) {
    assert(ptr);
    return ptr->aspect_name;
}

abac_param_list_t *abac_aspect_aspect_params(abac_aspect_t *ptr)
{
    assert(ptr);
    return ptr->aspect_params;
}

/**
 * Returns the principal part of an aspect. The stuff before the first dot.
 */
char *abac_aspect_principal_name(abac_aspect_t *ptr)
{
    assert(ptr);
    if(USE("ABAC_CN"))
        return abac_cn_with_sha(ptr->principal_name);
    if(ABAC_IN_PROLOG) {
        return ptr->principal_name_p;
    } else return ptr->principal_name;
}

char *abac_aspect_principal_principalname(abac_aspect_t *ptr)
{
    assert(ptr);
    if(ABAC_IN_PROLOG)
        return ptr->principal_name_p;
    return ptr->principal_name;
}

char *abac_aspect_principal_type(abac_aspect_t *ptr)
{
    assert(ptr);
    return abac_idtype_with_sha(ptr->principal_name);
}

char *abac_aspect_principal_cn(abac_aspect_t *ptr)
{
    assert(ptr);
    return abac_cn_with_sha(ptr->principal_name);
}

abac_term_t *abac_aspect_object_term(abac_aspect_t *ptr)
{
    return ptr->principal_object;
}

char *abac_aspect_object_name(abac_aspect_t *ptr)
{
    assert(ptr);
    assert(ptr->is_object);
    abac_term_t *obj=ptr->principal_object;
    return abac_term_name(obj);
}

bool _abac_aspect_object_is_time_type(abac_aspect_t *ptr) 
{
    abac_term_t *obj=ptr->principal_object;
    return abac_term_is_time_type(obj);
}

char *abac_aspect_object_type(abac_aspect_t *ptr)
{
    assert(ptr);
    assert(ptr->is_object);
    abac_term_t *obj=ptr->principal_object;
    char *tmp=abac_term_type_name(obj);
    if(debug) printf("abac_aspect_object_type: checking on object type,  %s\n",tmp);
    return tmp;
}

abac_condition_t *abac_aspect_object_constraint(abac_aspect_t *ptr) 
{
    assert(ptr != NULL);
    assert(ptr->is_object);
    abac_term_t *obj=ptr->principal_object;
    return abac_term_constraint(obj);
}

char* abac_aspect_get_issuer_keytype(abac_aspect_t *ptr)
{
    abac_id_t *issuer_id=NULL;
    char *principalname=abac_aspect_principal_principalname(ptr);
    if(principalname) {
        abac_id_credential_t *id_cred=abac_id_credential_lookup(principalname);
        if(id_cred) {
            issuer_id=abac_id_credential_id(id_cred);
            return abac_id_keyid(issuer_id);
        }
    }
    return NULL;
}

int abac_aspect_get_issuer_idtype(abac_aspect_t *ptr)
{
    abac_id_t *issuer_id=NULL;
    char *principalname=abac_aspect_principal_principalname(ptr);
    if(principalname) {
        abac_id_credential_t *id_cred=abac_id_credential_lookup(principalname);
        if(id_cred) {
            issuer_id=abac_id_credential_id(id_cred);
            return abac_id_idtype(issuer_id);
        }
    }
    return 0;
}

abac_id_t *abac_aspect_get_issuer_id(abac_aspect_t *ptr)
{
    abac_id_t *issuer_id=NULL;
    char *principalname=abac_aspect_principal_principalname(ptr);
    if(principalname) {
        abac_id_credential_t *id_cred=abac_id_credential_lookup(principalname);
        if(id_cred)
            issuer_id=abac_id_credential_id(id_cred);
    }
    return issuer_id;
}
/**
 * Increase a aspect's reference count.
 */
abac_aspect_t *abac_aspect_dup(abac_aspect_t *ptr)
{
    assert(ptr != NULL);
    ++ptr->refcount;
    return ptr;
}

/**
 * Decrease an aspect's reference count, freeing it when it reaches 0.
 */
void abac_aspect_free(abac_aspect_t *ptr) {

    if(debug) {
        if(ptr->aspect_name)
          printf("DEBUG:trying to freeing an aspect %d(%s:%d)\n",(int)ptr, ptr->aspect_name, ptr->refcount);
          else
             printf("DEBUG:trying to freeing an aspect %d(M:%d)\n",(int)ptr,ptr->refcount);

    }

    assert(ptr);

    --ptr->refcount;
    if (ptr->refcount > 0)
        return;

    if(debug) {
        if(ptr->aspect_name)
          printf("DEBUG:freeing this aspect %d(%s:%d)\n",(int)ptr, ptr->aspect_name, ptr->refcount);
          else printf("DEBUG:freeing this aspect %d(M:%d)\n",(int)ptr, ptr->refcount);
    }

    if(ptr->principal_name) free(ptr->principal_name);
    if(ptr->principal_name_p) free(ptr->principal_name_p);
    if(ptr->linked_role_name) free(ptr->linked_role_name);
    if(ptr->aspect_name) free(ptr->aspect_name);
    if(debug) printf("DEBUG:here\n");

    if(ptr->type_string) free(ptr->type_string);

    if (ptr->aspect_params != NULL) {
        abac_param_list_free(ptr->aspect_params);
    }

    if (ptr->linked_role_params != NULL) {
        abac_param_list_free(ptr->linked_role_params);
    }

    if (ptr->prereqs != NULL) {
        abac_aspect_t *cur=NULL;
        abac_list_foreach(ptr->prereqs, cur,
            abac_aspect_free(cur);
        );
        abac_list_free(ptr->prereqs);
    }

    free(ptr);
    if(debug) printf("DEBUG:done\n");
}

/**********************************************************************/

void abac_aspect_add_param(abac_aspect_t *ptr, abac_term_t *param)
{
     if(ptr->aspect_params == NULL) {
        ptr->aspect_params=abac_param_list_new(param);
        } else {
            abac_param_list_add_term(ptr->aspect_params, param);
     }
}

void abac_aspect_add_intersecting_aspect(abac_aspect_t *ptr, abac_aspect_t *aspect)
{
     abac_list_add(ptr->prereqs, abac_aspect_dup(aspect));
}

void abac_aspect_add_linked_param(abac_aspect_t *ptr, abac_term_t *param)
{
     if(ptr->linked_role_params == NULL) {
        ptr->linked_role_params=abac_param_list_new(param);
        } else {
            abac_param_list_add_term(ptr->linked_role_params, param);
     }
}


/**********************************************************************/

/**
 * Create a new principal and initialize it.
 * always with the proper SHA string
 */
static abac_aspect_t *_abac_aspect_init()
{
    abac_aspect_t *ptr = (abac_aspect_t *) abac_xmalloc(sizeof(abac_aspect_t));

    ptr->is_object=0;
    ptr->principal_name = NULL;
    ptr->principal_name_p = NULL;
    ptr->aspect_type=e_ASPECTTYPE_NULL;

    ptr->aspect_name = NULL;
    ptr->aspect_params = NULL;

    ptr->linked_role_name = NULL;
    ptr->linked_role_params = NULL;

    ptr->type_string=NULL;

    ptr->prereqs = NULL;
    ptr->refcount = 1;
}

abac_aspect_t *abac_aspect_principal_new(int type, char *principal_name)
{
    assert(principal_name != NULL);

    if (strlen(principal_name) == 0)
        return NULL;

    /* XXX currently, it might be good if the principal_name is used o
       lookup the hashed id table and somehow link to the ID that it belongs
       too, currently, we check it later.. */
    abac_aspect_t *ptr = _abac_aspect_init();
    ptr->aspect_type=type;
    ptr->principal_name = strdup(principal_name);
    ptr->principal_name_p =  prologIt(principal_name);
    if(type==e_ASPECTTYPE_ROLE)
       ptr->type_string=abac_xstrdup("role");
    if(type==e_ASPECTTYPE_OSET)
       ptr->type_string=abac_xstrdup("oset");
    return ptr;
}

abac_aspect_t *abac_aspect_role_principal_new(char *principal_name)
{
    return abac_aspect_principal_new(e_ASPECTTYPE_ROLE,principal_name);
}

abac_aspect_t *abac_aspect_role_principal_create(char *principal_name)
{
    return abac_aspect_principal_new(e_ASPECTTYPE_ROLE,principal_name);
}

abac_aspect_t *abac_aspect_oset_principal_new(char *principal_name)
{
    return abac_aspect_principal_new(e_ASPECTTYPE_OSET,principal_name);
}

abac_aspect_t *abac_aspect_oset_principal_create(char *principal_name)
{
    return abac_aspect_principal_new(e_ASPECTTYPE_OSET,principal_name);
}

abac_aspect_t *abac_aspect_object_new(int type, abac_term_t *object)
{
    assert(object != NULL);
    abac_aspect_t *ptr = _abac_aspect_init();
    ptr->aspect_type=type;
    ptr->is_object =1;
    ptr->principal_object = object;
    /* can not be role type */
    if(type==e_ASPECTTYPE_OSET)
        ptr->type_string=abac_xstrdup("oset");

    return ptr;
}

abac_aspect_t *abac_aspect_oset_object_new(abac_term_t *object)
{
    return abac_aspect_object_new(e_ASPECTTYPE_OSET, object);
}

abac_aspect_t *abac_aspect_oset_object_create(abac_term_t *object)
{
     return abac_aspect_object_new(e_ASPECTTYPE_OSET,object);
}
abac_aspect_t *abac_aspect_new(int type, char *principal_name, char *aspect_name)
{
    assert(principal_name != NULL);
    assert(aspect_name != NULL);

    if (strlen(principal_name) == 0 || strlen(aspect_name) == 0)
        return NULL;

    abac_aspect_t *ptr = _abac_aspect_init();

    ptr->principal_name = strdup(principal_name);
    ptr->principal_name_p = prologIt(principal_name);
    ptr->aspect_type=type;

    ptr->aspect_name = abac_xstrdup(aspect_name);

    if(type==e_ASPECTTYPE_OSET)
        ptr->type_string= abac_xstrdup("oset");
        else
            ptr->type_string= abac_xstrdup("role");
  
    if(debug)
        printf("DEBUG:adding a new aspect (%s) to principal (%s)\n",
                  ptr->aspect_name, ptr->principal_name);
    return ptr;
}

abac_aspect_t *abac_aspect_oset_new(char *principal_name, char *oset_name)
{
    return abac_aspect_new(e_ASPECTTYPE_OSET,principal_name, oset_name);
}

abac_aspect_t *abac_aspect_oset_create(char *principal_name, char *oset_name)
{
    return abac_aspect_new(e_ASPECTTYPE_OSET,principal_name,oset_name);
}

abac_aspect_t *abac_aspect_role_new(char *principal_name, char *oset_name)
{
    return abac_aspect_new(e_ASPECTTYPE_ROLE,principal_name, oset_name);
}

abac_aspect_t *abac_aspect_role_create(char *principal_name, char *role_name)
{
    return abac_aspect_new(e_ASPECTTYPE_ROLE,principal_name,role_name);
}

/**
 * Created a new linking role/oset and initialize it.
 */
abac_aspect_t *abac_aspect_linking_new(int type, char *principal_name, 
char *linked_role_name, char *aspect_name)
{
    assert(principal_name != NULL);
    assert(linked_role_name != NULL);
    assert(aspect_name != NULL);

    if (strlen(principal_name) == 0 || 
         strlen(linked_role_name) == 0 || strlen(aspect_name) == 0)
        return NULL;

    abac_aspect_t *ptr = _abac_aspect_init();

    ptr->is_object=0;
    ptr->aspect_type=type;
    ptr->principal_name = strdup(principal_name);
    ptr->principal_name_p = prologIt(principal_name);

    ptr->linked_role_name = strdup(linked_role_name);
    ptr->aspect_name = strdup(aspect_name);
    ptr->aspect_params = NULL;

    if(debug)
        printf("DEBUG:adding a new linked (%s) to oset/role(%s) for principal(%s)\n",
                  ptr->linked_role_name, ptr->aspect_name, ptr->principal_name);

    if(type==e_ASPECTTYPE_OSET)
        ptr->type_string=abac_xstrdup("oset");
        else ptr->type_string=abac_xstrdup("role");

    return ptr;
}

abac_aspect_t *abac_aspect_role_linking_new(char *principal_name, char *linked_role_name, 
char *role_name)
{
    return abac_aspect_linking_new(e_ASPECTTYPE_ROLE,
                      principal_name, linked_role_name, role_name);
}

abac_aspect_t *abac_aspect_oset_linking_new(char *principal_name, char *linked_role_name, 
char *oset_name)
{
    return abac_aspect_linking_new(e_ASPECTTYPE_OSET,
                      principal_name, linked_role_name, oset_name);
}

/**
 * Create an intersection oset/role.
 */
abac_aspect_t *abac_aspect_intersection_new(abac_aspect_t *aspect)
{
    abac_aspect_t *ptr = _abac_aspect_init();
    ptr->aspect_type=e_ASPECTTYPE_INTERSECTING;
    abac_list_t *prereqs = abac_list_new();
    abac_list_add(prereqs, abac_aspect_dup(aspect));
    ptr->prereqs = prereqs;
    ptr->refcount = 1;
    return ptr;
}

/*******************************************************************/
char *abac_aspect_intersecting_string_with_condition(int typed,abac_aspect_t *ptr)
{
    assert(ptr != NULL);
    char *tmp=NULL;
    if (ptr->prereqs != NULL) {
        abac_aspect_t *cur;
        abac_list_foreach(ptr->prereqs, cur,
            char *ntmp=NULL;
            if(typed)
                ntmp=abac_aspect_typed_string_with_condition(cur);
                else
                    ntmp=abac_aspect_string_with_condition(cur);
            if(tmp==NULL) {
                asprintf(&tmp,"%s",ntmp);
                } else {
                    asprintf(&tmp,"%s & %s",tmp, ntmp);
            }
        );
    }
    return tmp;
}

/**
 * Returns the string representation of the role/oset.
 * principal.osetname(params..)
 * principal.rolename(params..)
 */
char *abac_aspect_string_with_condition(abac_aspect_t *ptr)
{
    assert(ptr != NULL);

    if(abac_aspect_is_intersection(ptr)) {
        return abac_aspect_intersecting_string_with_condition(0,ptr);
    }

    char *tmp=NULL;
    char *principal_name;
    if(abac_aspect_is_object(ptr)) {
        principal_name = abac_aspect_object_name(ptr);
    } else principal_name = abac_aspect_principal_name(ptr);
    char *aspect_name= ptr->aspect_name;
    char *linked_role_name = ptr->linked_role_name;
    char *params_string=NULL;
    char *linked_params_string=NULL;

    int len = 0;
    if(principal_name)
        len=len+strlen(principal_name)+1;
    if(aspect_name)
        len = len+strlen(aspect_name)+1;
    if(linked_role_name)
        len = len+strlen(linked_role_name)+1;

    if(ptr->aspect_params) {
         params_string=abac_param_list_string_with_condition(ptr->aspect_params);
         len = len+strlen(params_string)+3;
    } 
    if(ptr->linked_role_params) {
         linked_params_string=abac_param_list_string_with_condition(ptr->linked_role_params);
         len = len+strlen(linked_params_string)+3;
    }

    /* principal */
    /* principal.oset/role */
    /* principal.oset/role(params_string) */
    /* principal.linked_role(linked_params_string).oset/role(params_string) */
    tmp = abac_xmalloc(len);

    if(principal_name)
        sprintf(tmp,"%s",principal_name);

    if(linked_role_name) {
        strcat(tmp,".");
        strcat(tmp,linked_role_name);
    }
    if(linked_params_string) {
        strcat(tmp,"(");
        strcat(tmp,linked_params_string);
        strcat(tmp,")");
    }
    if(aspect_name) {
        strcat(tmp,".");
        strcat(tmp,aspect_name);
    }
    if(params_string) {
        strcat(tmp,"(");
        strcat(tmp,params_string);
        strcat(tmp,")");
    }

    if(linked_params_string) free(linked_params_string);
    if(params_string) free(params_string);
    return tmp;
}

char *abac_aspect_string(abac_aspect_t *ptr) { 
    return abac_aspect_string_with_condition(ptr);
}
char *abac_aspect_typed_string(abac_aspect_t *ptr) { 
    return abac_aspect_typed_string_with_condition(ptr);
}

void abac_print_aspect_string_with_condition(abac_aspect_t *ptr,FILE *fp)
{
    char *string=abac_aspect_string_with_condition(ptr);
    if(fp==NULL)
        printf("%s ",string);
        else fprintf(fp,"%s ",string);
}

char *abac_aspect_aspect_param_string(abac_aspect_t *ptr) {
    assert(ptr != NULL);
    if(ptr->aspect_params) {
         return abac_param_list_string_with_condition(ptr->aspect_params);
    }
    return NULL;
}

char *abac_aspect_aspect_param_typed_string(abac_aspect_t *ptr) {
    assert(ptr != NULL);
    if(ptr->aspect_params) {
         return abac_param_list_typed_string_with_condition(ptr->aspect_params);
    }
    return NULL;
}

/**
 * Returns the typed string representation of the role/oset.
 */
char *abac_aspect_typed_string_with_condition(abac_aspect_t *ptr)
{
    assert(ptr != NULL);

    if(abac_aspect_is_intersection(ptr)) {
        return abac_aspect_intersecting_string_with_condition(1,ptr);
    }

    char *tmp=NULL, *final=NULL;
    char *principal_name;
    char *principal_name_type=NULL;
    if(abac_aspect_is_object(ptr)) {
        principal_name = abac_aspect_object_name(ptr);
        /*special case is when it is time type */
        if(_abac_aspect_object_is_time_type(ptr))
            principal_name=abac_time_to_term(principal_name);
        principal_name_type = abac_aspect_object_type(ptr);
        } else {
            principal_name = abac_aspect_principal_name(ptr);
            principal_name_type=abac_aspect_principal_type(ptr);
            if(debug) {
                printf("aspect's typed_string (%s)(%s)\n", principal_name_type, principal_name);
            }
    }
    char *aspect_name=abac_aspect_aspect_name(ptr);
    char *aspect_name_type=abac_aspect_type_string(ptr);
    char *linked_role_name=abac_aspect_linked_role_name(ptr);
    char *params_string=NULL;
    char *linked_params_string=NULL;

    if(ptr->aspect_params) {
         params_string=abac_param_list_typed_string_with_condition(ptr->aspect_params);
    } 
    if(ptr->linked_role_params) {
         linked_params_string=abac_param_list_typed_string_with_condition(ptr->linked_role_params);
    }

    asprintf(&final,"[%s:%s]",principal_name_type,principal_name);
    if(linked_role_name) {
        tmp=final;
        final=NULL;
        asprintf(&final,"%s.role:%s",tmp,linked_role_name);
        free(tmp);
    }
    if(linked_params_string) {
        tmp=final;
        final=NULL;
        asprintf(&final,"%s(%s)",tmp,linked_params_string);
        free(tmp);
    }
    if(aspect_name) {
        tmp=final;
        final=NULL;
        asprintf(&final,"%s.%s:%s",tmp,aspect_name_type,aspect_name);
        free(tmp);
    }
    if(params_string) {
        tmp=final;
        final=NULL;
        asprintf(&final,"%s(%s)",tmp,params_string);
        free(tmp);
    }

    if(linked_params_string) free(linked_params_string);
    if(params_string) free(params_string);
    return final;
}

/**
 * Build an attribute key from head and tail osets/role. Static.
 */
#define ROLE_SEPARATOR " <- "
char *abac_aspect_attr_key(abac_aspect_t *head_ptr, abac_aspect_t *tail_ptr) {
    char *head = abac_aspect_string_with_condition(head_ptr);
    int head_len = strlen(head);

    char *tail = abac_aspect_string_with_condition(tail_ptr);
    int tail_len = strlen(tail);

    int sep_len = sizeof(ROLE_SEPARATOR) - 1;

    // "head <- tail"
    char *ret = abac_xmalloc(head_len + tail_len + sep_len + 1);
    memcpy(ret, head, head_len);
    memcpy(ret + head_len, ROLE_SEPARATOR, sep_len);
    memcpy(ret + head_len + sep_len, tail, tail_len);
    ret[head_len + sep_len + tail_len] = 0;

    return ret;
}