Authorization Information Management
This section explains each of authorization information management function.
As the management functions, there are subject management and resource management functions that collectively manage subjects and resources. The policy management function manages authorization settings generated by referring to such subjects and resources.
Subject Management
This function collectively manages subject groups that are conditions structured by subject and subjects exist in the authorization system.
Subjects have categories called subject types and for each category, information outside the authorization system and the linkages are defined. The subject types are also managed here.
Resource Management
This function collectively manages resources exist in the authorization system and resource groups that are the structure information to layer resources.
Resources have categories called resource types that define resource URL statement methods and actions that resources have. Such resource types are managed by this function.
Policy Management
Policy management function manages authorization information in a shape of policies, using subject groups managed by the subject management function explained above and resource groups and actions managed by the resource management function.
Authorization Setting Screen
This is a function for the administrator to edit subject, resource and policy information explained above in a screen. This function provides functions to support the editing and authorization setting configurations.
Import / Export
It is a function to collectively update or output the information provided in XML format instead of updating one by one in a screen like a specification setting screen.
The details are explained in the sections below.