Difference: TWikiAccessControl (27 vs. 28)

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	On this page: An Important Control Consideration Permissions settings of the webs on this TWiki site Authentication vs. Access Control Users and Groups Managing Users Managing Groups The Super Admin Group Restricting Access Controlling access to a Web Controlling access to a Topic Allowing public access to specific topics in a restricted web Empty values in access control variables Securing File Attachments Controlling who can manage top-level webs How TWiki evaluates ALLOW/DENY settings Allowing web creation/deletion/rename by user mapping manager Forbid certain users to do certain actions by configuration User masquerading Dynamic access control Example 1 - restriction based on topic name Example 2 - restriction based on form field Dynamic access control in accessing a different web's topic Topic level dynamic access control Dynamic access control and user masquerading Avoiding vulnerability Disabling dynamic access control Access control and INCLUDE Customizing "access denied" message Custom user/group notations Access Control quick recipes Restrict Access to Whole TWiki Site Authenticate and Restrict Selected Webs Only Hide Control Settings Obfuscating Webs Read-only Skin Mode Configuring access control for topics of a certain name in all webs
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	Create broad-based Groups (for more and varied input), and... Avoid creating view-only Users (if you can read it, you should be able to contribute to it).
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> >	Authentication vs. Access Control Authentication: Identifies who a user is based on a login procedure. See TWikiUserAuthentication. Access control: Restrict access to content based on users and groups once a user is identified.
	Users and Groups Access control is based on the familiar concept of Users and Groups. Users are defined by their WikiNames. They can then be organized in unlimited combinations by inclusion in one or more user Groups. For convenience, Groups can also be included in other Groups.

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Difference: TWikiAccessControl (27 vs. 28)

Revision 282003-04-14 - PeterThoeny

Authentication vs. Access Control

Users and Groups