You will need to build access control checks into your gears to ensure that various gear administration and other portal privileges as well as page and gear content are restricted to those to whom you have assigned the appropriate roles. ATG Portal recognizes the following access control levels:
Security Level | Description |
|---|---|
Portal Administrator | Installs the portal software; adds new gears, colors, and layouts to portal; creates community folders, adds communities, manages gear folders |
Community Leader | Adds members to a community; adds and removes gears and pages; sets default colors and layouts for each page |
Community Member | Typically has read/write permissions within community. Community leaders can set security as desired. |
Community Guest | Typically has read-only permissions within community. Community leaders can set security as desired. |
Registered User | A registered, logged-in portal user. |
Anonymous User | A non-registered or non-logged-in portal user. |
For additional information on access control tags, refer to the Gears and the Portal Application Framework chapter of this manual. For additional information on portal and community administration, refer to the Community Administration chapter of the Portal Administration Guide.
