Which of the following are components of authorization? Select all that apply.

Role inheritance is indeed a key component of authorization in systems like Splunk. It refers to the ability for a user to inherit roles and permissions from other roles, streamlining the management of user access and ensuring that permissions are allocated efficiently. This concept allows users to gain access to specific resources and functionalities based on predefined role structures, enhancing security and operational effectiveness.

In the context of authorization, role inheritance facilitates the organization of roles hierarchically, allowing for a more manageable system whereby administrators can assign broad permissions to parent roles, with specific permissions or limitations cascaded down to child roles. This not only simplifies user management but also helps in maintaining clarity in permission hierarchies.

The options regarding user authentication, capabilities, and resource limits are related to access and control but do not directly define components of authorization in the same way that role inheritance does. User authentication is concerned with verifying the identity of a user before access is granted; capabilities pertain to specific actions a role can perform; and resource limits refer to restrictions placed on the quota of resources that a user or role can access. While these aspects interplay with authorization, they do not encapsulate the essence of how access permissions are structured and inherited in the same manner as role inheritance.