1. Adxstudio Portals Training
Content Authorization

2. Authorization
Permissions on the portal are managed by two types of permission sets
Site Map (Content Management) Permissions
Subject of this sections' discussion
Used to managed front-side editing and web page access
Web Pages, Web Files, Forums, Blogs, Events, Ideas
Anything that has a URL and is an OOB feature
Entity Permissions
Anything else; including custom entitles
Used by Entity Forms and Lists
Will be discussed as it’s own topic

3. Web Roles Allow named roles to be assigned to Contacts
A given contact can be in any number of roles
A given role has any number of related permissions records, of various types
Site Map permissions are per-entity and include Web Page, Event, Website, Idea, and Forum Access Permissions

4. Web Roles Default Web Role
Defined by the Authenticated Users Role field set to true
Any authenticated user not directly assigned a web role will be assumed to be in this role
Defines the base difference between an authenticated and Unauthenticated User when it comes to permissions

5. Web Page Access Control Rules
Used to BOTH protect/restrict content (pages/URLs) on the portal AND to grant front-side editing permissions to a user
Hierarchical – access, or lack thereof, to a parent in the Site Map will determine access to a child
Scoped to a webpage
A given permissions definition will apply to the defined page and all of its descendants (children, grandchildren, etc.)

6. Web Page Access Control Attributes
Name
A Descriptive Name for the Permission definition
Website
The related Website
Web Page
Defines the Web Page for which the Permission is being defined
The rule will apply to all descendants as well
Right
Defines the Right that is being applied:
Grant Change
Restrict Read
Description
Description of the Permission

7. Web Page Access
Home
Restricted
News

8. Web Page Access
Home
Restricted
(Restrict Read)
News

9. Web Page Access
Home
Restricted
News
(Grant Change)

10. Website Access Permissions
Available Permissions
Manage Content Snippets
Manage Site Markers
Manage Web Link Sets
Preview Unpublished Entities
Permissions are true or false