![]() Table of Contents
|
Users and Groups When something is requested from a SiteBuilder site, such as a web page or access to the Content Editor, the request receives an identity. There are two kinds of identities in the Access Control system, users and groups. If the requested information is restricted, the current identity will be checked for permissions. If the identity is a logged on user with the right permission, the request will return the requested information, otherwise an Authentication Required message will be displayed. If the identity is not a logged on user, information publicly accessible will be shown directly, but for restricted information a login window will appear where the user is asked to fill in user name and password. The request will then be processed as above.
Users
To create a new user press the new user button and fill in the requested information.
Groups
To create a new group press the new group button and fill in the requested information.
Membership
Assigning or withdrawing membership
| |||||||||||||
![]() |
Setting "( )" between groups should be avoided since this makes the memberships difficult to follow. Also the module used when importing an AC data base cannot handle this. | |||||||||||||
![]() |
Remember that each user should be a member of the group "Everyone".
Withdrawing the membership of this group will not prevent anyone from
accessing any information, since pages that can be accessed by this
group don't need any authentication.
One group can also be a member of another group. For example, if group A is a member of group B, all members of group A will automatically achieve indirect membership of group B. Group B will then consist of all members in group A, plus the members of group B. Two groups are, however, not allowed to be members of each other. Group B, in this example, cannot be a member of group A, hence the "<" in the membership table.
Changing identity settings
Authentication methods
Internal password
|