Appendix A. Glossary
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- access control entry (ACE)
In discretionary access control lists, specifies the permissions given to a single user or group to access an object. In system access control lists, specifies security events the operating system will audit for a user or group.
- access control list (ACL)
Contains access control entries (ACEs) that administrators use to control access to or audit an object. An object's ACL is a list of users and groups that have permission to access the object. The two types of ACLs are discretionary access control lists (DACLs), which give permissions to users and groups; and system access control lists (SACLs), which specify security events that the operating system will audit.
- Active Directory
The directory service ...
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