Authorizing protocol users

Authorization grants or denies access to resources such as directories, files, commands, and functions. Authorization is applicable to an already authenticated identity, such as an IBM Storage Scale data user, an administrative user, or an IBM® service representative. Access to the files and directories of the IBM Storage Scale system is managed through Access Control Lists (ACLs). It ensures that only authorized users get access to exports, directories, and files. An Access Control Entry (ACE) is an individual entry in an access control list, and describes the permissions for an individual user or group of users. An ACL can have zero or more ACEs.