API Documentation

Classes

SecurityManager

Functions

getSecurityManager

AccessControl: Security functions and classes

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Classes

class SecurityManager

A security manager provides methods for checking access and managing executable context and policies


__module__ = __builtin__

Methods

calledByExecutable(self):

Return a boolean value indicating if this context was called by an executable.

permission
Always available

getUser(self):

Get the current authenticated user. See the AuthenticatedUser class.

permission
Always available

validate(accessed=None, container=None, name=None, value=None, roles=None):

Validate access.

Arguments:

accessed
the object that was being accessed
container
the object the value was found in
name
The name used to access the value
value
The value retrieved though the access.
roles
The roles of the object if already known.

The arguments may be provided as keyword arguments. Some of these arguments may be omitted, however, the policy may reject access in some cases when arguments are omitted. It is best to provide all the values possible.

permission
Always available

checkPermission(self, permission, object):

Check whether the security context allows the given permission on the given object.

permission
Always available

Functions

getSecurityManager():

Returns the security manager. See the SecurityManager class.