If you're new to the UNIX operating system, especially if you're familiar with Windows, you'll find that the file access control mechanisms might not be exactly what you expect. File permissions and ...

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A set of data associated with a file, directory or other network resource that defines the permissions that users, groups, processes or devices have for accessing it. See access control and wildcard ...

ServiceNow has published guidance for its customers related to Access Control List (ACL) misconfigurations after an AppOmni security report found that 70% of the instances they tested had the issue.

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