12 DCE Replacement Strategies
1.5 Application dependencies on DCE
For each DCE service, an application might have direct dependencies, indirect
dependencies, a combination of direct and indirect dependencies, or no
dependencies.
1.5.1 Direct dependencies
An application directly depends on a DCE service if it makes direct calls to the
service. To remove this dependency, the application must be revised either to not
use the service or to use a replacement for the service. For example, if an
application makes direct calls to the DCE authorization service, the application
has a direct dependency on this service. To remove this dependency, the
application must be revised either to not use an authorization service (which is
rather unlikely) or to