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access control entry (ACE)

An access control entry (ACE) identifies a specific user or user group within an access control list and specifies the access rights for the user or user group. An individual ACE may explicitly deny or permit rights.

access control list (ACL)

An access control list (ACL) is an ordered list of access control entries (ACEs) attached to a securable object. The Windows operating system uses two types of ACL; a discretionary access control list (DACL) used to specify the access rights of a user or user group and a system access control list (SACL) used to determine when specific types of access should generate audit messages.

access right

An access right is an attribute of an access token that determines the type of ...

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