Remember DACL
Full name: Discretionary Access Control List
Memory aid: Discretionary Access is Controlled by a List.
A null DACL and an empty DACL have different access implications.
Study area: Identity & access · Batch 8
Relevant study for: CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 · ISC2 CISSP 2024 outline · ISC2 SSCP · Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals SC-900 · Identity and Access Administrator SC-300 · ISC2 CC · Cybersecurity Architect SC-100
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DACL — Discretionary Access Control List
Lists permission entries controlling access to a Windows securable object.
Why learn DACL — Discretionary Access Control List?
Lists permission entries controlling access to a Windows securable object.
Where it came from
A null DACL and an empty DACL have different access implications.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Discretionary Access is Controlled by a List.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand DACL: Discretionary Access Control List.
- Recall this memory aid: Discretionary Access is Controlled by a List.
- Explain the practical use: Lists permission entries controlling access to a Windows securable object.
- Explain this distinction: A null DACL and an empty DACL have different access implications.
- Identify DACL in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- Microsoft Windows authorization documentation (learn.microsoft.com)