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Access Controls

The purpose of access controls is to protect data from unauthorized access or modification. After a client connects to a directory, access controls are used to determine which data and operations that user can access.

CA Directory access controls are based on the 1993 X.500 standards. However, the 1993 X.500 access controls are difficult to understand and work with. CA Directory provides access control rules that are easier to work with, and maps these rules to the X.500 access controls.