Remember SACL
Full name: System Access Control List
Memory aid: System auditing has its own Access Control List.
An audit SACL does not serve the same permission-granting role as a DACL.
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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SACL — System Access Control List
Contains supported auditing and related system security entries.
Why learn SACL — System Access Control List?
Contains supported auditing and related system security entries.
Where it came from
An audit SACL does not serve the same permission-granting role as a DACL.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): System auditing has its own Access Control List.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand SACL: System Access Control List.
- Recall this memory aid: System auditing has its own Access Control List.
- Explain the practical use: Contains supported auditing and related system security entries.
- Explain this distinction: An audit SACL does not serve the same permission-granting role as a DACL.
- Identify SACL in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- Microsoft Windows authorization documentation (learn.microsoft.com)