Chapter 6 Managing Access Control - Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 6.1 - ADMINISTRATOR Administrator's Manual

Netscape Directory Server (Directory Server) provides you with the ability to
control access to your directory. This chapter describes the access control
mechanism.
This section includes the following topics:
• Access Control Principles (page 194)
• Default ACIs (page 197)
• Creating ACIs Manually (page 198)
• Bind Rules (page 210)
• Creating ACIs From the Console (page 229)
• Access Control Usage Examples (page 234)
• Viewing the ACIs for an Entry (page 254)
• Advanced Access Control: Using Macro ACIs (page 254)
• Access Control and Replication (page 261)
• Logging Access Control Information (page 261)
• Compatibility with Earlier Releases (page 262)
To take full advantage of the power and flexiblity of the access control mechanism,
while you are in the planning phase for your directory deployment, you should
define an access control strategy as an integral part of your overall security policy.
Refer to Netscape Directory Server Deployment Guide for tips on planning your
access control strategy.
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