Analyze access control implementations in various environments.
Discussion: Access Controls
Learning Objectives and Outcomes
Analyze access control implementations in various environments.
Assignment Requirements
Microsoft Windows implements access controls by allowing organizations to define users, groups, and object DACLs that support their environment. Organizations define the rules, and Windows enables those rules to be enforced.
Answer the following question(s):
Do you think access controls are implemented differently in a government agency versus a typical information technology company? Why or why not?
Do you think access controls differ among private industries, such as retail, banking, and manufacturing? Why or why not?
Fully address the question(s) in this discussion; provide valid rationale for your choices, where applicable; and respond to at least two other students’ views.
Required Resources
Course textbook
Internet access
Submission Requirements
Format: Microsoft Word (or compatible)
Font: Arial, size 12, double-space
APA Citation Style
Length: 1/2 to 1 page
Self-Assessment Checklist
I fully addressed the question(s) in the discussion instructions.
I included justification or rationale for my choices, where applicable.
I responded to at least two other students’ views.
I followed the submission guidelines.
Lab Assessment Questions :
1. What does ACL stand for and how is it used?
2. Why would you add permissions to a group instead of the individual?
3. List at least three different types of access control permissions you can enable for a file using icacls.exe.
4. Which access control permissions allow you to change files and/or folders?
5. If you don’t remember the syntax when using icacls.exe, what command do you type to see the options?
6. Without using the icacls.exe tool, how could you view and modify the privileges of the files or folders of a shared drive?
7. Where do permissions modified using the icacls.exe tool appear in the folder Properties?
Answer preview Analyze access control implementations in various environments.
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