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# SecurityACLFormat

The format of your custom access control list (ACL). This parameter is used only by the `AUTONOMY_SECURITY_V4_GENERIC_MAPPED` security type.

To define a generic security type, you must set `SecurityACLFormat` and SecurityACLCheck. For more information, refer to the Document Security Administration Guide.

Specify the ACL Format

    SecurityACLFormat=ACLFormatString

where,

Variable | Format
--- | ---
`ACLFormatString` | `String ACLFormatFields String`
`ACLFormatFields` | `ACLField | ACLField NonEmptyString ACLFormatFields`
`ACLField` | `"<" ACLFieldName "=" Properties ">"`
`ACLFieldName` | `NonEmptyString`
`Properties` | `Property | Property Properties`
`Property` | `"B" | "D" | "S" | "L" | "E" | "X" | "C" | "+" | "-" | "!"`
`String` | `"" | NonEmptyString`
`NonEmptyString` | `Character String`

Specify the Security Checks

    SecurityACLCheck=ACLCheckString

where,

Variable | Format
--- | ---
`ACLCheckString` | `CheckString | CheckString "," ACLCheckString`
`CheckString` | `ACLValue Operator UserValue "?" MatchAction ":" NoMatchAction`
`ACLValue` | `"'" String "'" | ACLFieldName`
`Operator` | `"=" | "~=" | "&=" | "~&=" | "=~" | "=&" | "=&~"`
`UserValue` | `String | "[" ValueType "]"`
`ValueType` | `"U" | "USER" | "G" | "GROUP" | "D" | "DOMAIN" | "DU" | "DOMAINUSER" | "DG" | "DOMAINGROUP" | "P" | "PASSWORD"`
`MatchAction` | `Action`
`NoMatchAction` | `Action`
`Action` | `"P" | "PASS" | "F" | "FAIL" | "C" | "-" | "CONTINUE" | PositiveInteger`

Syntax

The following table defines the property types used in the `SecurityACLFormat` configuration parameter. Acceptable types appear in parentheses.

Property | Definition
--- | ---
`B` | Boolean type (equivalent to Digit type)
`D` | Digit type
`S` | String type
`L` | Comma-separated list (S)
`E` | Encrypted (S)
`X` | Escaped (S)
`C` | Case insensitive (S)
`+` | Positive terms (S)
`-` | Negative terms (S)
`!` | Everyone flag (B | D)

The following table describes the operators that you can use between the `ACLValue` and `UserValue` in the `SecurityACLCheck` configuration parameter:

Operator | Definition | Usage
--- | --- | ---
`=` | Returns true if there is at least one match. |
`~=` | Returns true if there is at least one match, or if there is nothing in the `ACLValue` to check. |
`&=` | Returns true only if every value in `ACLValue` matches a value in `UserValue`. There must be at least one match. | Valid only when the `UserValue` is `[G]`, `[GROUP]`, `[DG]`, or `[DOMAINGROUP]`.
`~&=` | Returns true if every value in `ACLValue` matches a value in `UserValue`, or if there is nothing in the `ACLValue` to check. | Valid only when the `UserValue` is `[G]`, `[GROUP]`, `[DG]`, or `[DOMAINGROUP]`.
`=~` | Returns true if there is at least one match, or if there is nothing in the `UserValue` to check. | Valid only when the `UserValue` is `[G]`, `[GROUP]`, `[DG]`, or `[DOMAINGROUP]`.
`=&` | Returns true only if every value in `UserValue` matches a value in `ACLValue`. There must be at least one match. | Valid only when the `UserValue` is `[G]`, `[GROUP]`, `[DG]`, or `[DOMAINGROUP]`.
`=&~` | Returns true if every value in `UserValue` matches a value in `ACLValue`, or if there is nothing in the `UserValue` to check. | Valid only when the `UserValue` is `[G]`, `[GROUP]`, `[DG]`, or `[DOMAINGROUP]`.

The following table describes the possible values of `ValueType` in the `SecurityACLCheck` configuration parameter:

Value Type | Definition
--- | ---
`[U], [USER]` | User name only
`[DU], [DOMAINUSER]` | Domain\User name or User name if \ exists
`[G], [GROUP]` | Group only
`[DG], [DOMAINGROUP]` | Domain\Group or Group if \ exists
`[D], [DOMAIN]` | Domain only
`[P], [PASSWORD]` | Password only

The following table describes the possible actions that can be used in the `SecurityACLCheck` configuration parameter:

Action | Definition
--- | ---
`F, FAIL` | Fail
`P, PASS` | Pass
`C, -, CONTINUE` | Continue
`Number N` | Skip the next N checks

For more information, refer to the Document Security Administration Guide.

Type: | String
Default: |
Required: | Yes
Configuration Section: | `MySecurityType`
Example: | `SecurityACLFormat=<E=B!>:U:<U=SLE+>:G:<G=SLE+>:NU:<NU=SLE->:NG:<NG=SLE-> SecurityACLCheck=NU=[DU]?F:-,NG=[DG]?F:-,E=1?P:-,U=[DU]?P:-,G=[DG]?P:F`
See Also: | SecurityACLCheck

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