Understanding Security Vocabulary
Make sure that you understand the security terms and functions for each level of the system:
|
Security Type |
Where Implemented |
Function |
|---|---|---|
|
Network |
Network software |
Controls entry into the network and authorizes rights to use shared resources. |
|
Relational database management system (RDBMS) |
Operating system |
Controls access to the database. |
|
User |
PeopleTools |
Controls access to application pages, functions, and business components. |
|
Object |
PeopleTools |
Controls access to objects or object groups used in application development. |
|
Query |
PeopleTools |
Defines which set of table rows a user can access while making system queries. |
|
Row-level |
PeopleTools and PeopleSoft applications |
Controls access to the subset of data rows within tables to which the user has authority. |
|
Field-level |
PeopleCode |
Controls access to individual fields within pages. |