Access Control Overview
Access control list performs identification, authentication and accountability of entities through login credentials including passwords. Access can be provided for data (Tier, Project, Sub-Project), for features, for favorites, and data density. These accesses can be defined to Capabilities, which can be assigned to a group of users.
Access control is a security technique that can be used to regulate who or what can view or use resources. Access control makes use of following entities:
- User
- Group
- Capabilities
- Projects, Sub-Projects
Different Access Levels
- Access to First level of metric hierarchy (Mostly Tier)
- Access to Project/Sub-Project
- Access to read/write for features for advance users