Security Administration Tool – (Open Source) SetACL

Posted by Albert Gareev on Apr 20, 2010 | Categories: Links • Tools

If on your project you are not restricted to using Microsoft only toolkit in your system administration, testing, or automation work, you may want to try SetACL as an alternative to CACLS. It has some more advanced features, especially when it comes to setting allowance of inheritable permissions.

Area of use	Security Configuration Assessment and Management, from command line and batch files
Platform (OS)	Windows
Vendor	Open Source
Author	Helge Klein
Community	http://sourceforge.net/projects/setacl/forums/forum/235314
Price	Free
Usability (1-5, 5 – Best)	5
Link	http://setacl.sourceforge.net/

References

1. How Permissions Work

2. Access Control Lists

3. Mandatory access control

4. Discretionary access control

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