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CATEGORY Class

Each record in the CATEGORY class defines a security category A security category is the name of record in the CATEGORY class. You can assign a security category to accessors and to resources. An accessor can access a resource only if the accessor is assigned to all of the security categories assigned to the resource. in the database.

The key of the CATEGORY class record is the name of the security category.

The following definitions describe the properties contained in this class record. Most properties are modifiable and can be manipulated using selang or the administration interfaces. Non-modifiable properties are marked informational.

COMMENT

Defines additional information that you want to include in the record. CA ControlMinder does not use this information for authorization.

Limit: 255 characters.

CREATE_TIME

(Informational) Displays the date and time when the record was created.

OWNER

Defines the user or group that owns the record.

UPDATE_TIME

(Informational) Displays the date and time when the record was last modified.

UPDATE_WHO

(Informational) Displays the administrator who performed the update.