ACLs
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ACLs (Access Control Lists) are security mechanisms that define and enforce which users or systems are permitted to access specific resources and what operations they are allowed to perform.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ACLs canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9532661 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ACLs Context triple: [VMS, hasSecurityFeature, ACLs]
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A.
ACL
ACL is the abbreviation for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, a historic U.S. railroad that operated primarily along the Atlantic seaboard in the southeastern United States.
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ACL
ACL is the commonly used abbreviation for the Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Portugal’s national academy of sciences.
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C.
ACL
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is a U.S. federal agency within the Department of Health and Human Services that promotes the independence, well-being, and rights of older adults and people with disabilities.
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D.
ACL
The AFC Champions League is Asia's premier annual club football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation.
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E.
ACL
The ACL is a rookie-level Minor League Baseball league based in Arizona that serves as an entry point for newly drafted and developing professional players.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ACLs Target entity description: ACLs (Access Control Lists) are security mechanisms that define and enforce which users or systems are permitted to access specific resources and what operations they are allowed to perform.
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A.
ACL
ACL is the abbreviation for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, a historic U.S. railroad that operated primarily along the Atlantic seaboard in the southeastern United States.
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B.
ACL
ACL is the commonly used abbreviation for the Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Portugal’s national academy of sciences.
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C.
ACL
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is a U.S. federal agency within the Department of Health and Human Services that promotes the independence, well-being, and rights of older adults and people with disabilities.
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D.
ACL
The AFC Champions League is Asia's premier annual club football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation.
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E.
ACL
The ACL is a rookie-level Minor League Baseball league based in Arizona that serves as an entry point for newly drafted and developing professional players.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
authorization mechanism
ⓘ
computer security mechanism ⓘ |
| abbreviation | ACL ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
APIs
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cloud resources ⓘ database objects ⓘ directories ⓘ files ⓘ network devices ⓘ |
| benefit |
auditable access rules
ⓘ
centralized permission management ⓘ fine-grained access control ⓘ |
| canBe |
stateful
ⓘ
stateless ⓘ |
| componentOf |
discretionary access control
ⓘ
mandatory access control ⓘ role-based access control implementations ⓘ |
| contains | access control entries ⓘ |
| controls |
delete permission
ⓘ
execute permission ⓘ inbound traffic ⓘ network traffic filtering ⓘ outbound traffic ⓘ read permission ⓘ write permission ⓘ |
| defines |
allowed operations on resources
ⓘ
which subjects can access which objects ⓘ |
| exampleImplementation |
AWS S3 bucket ACLs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Azure storage ACLs NERFINISHED ⓘ Cisco IOS ACLs NERFINISHED ⓘ GCP Cloud Storage ACLs ⓘ POSIX ACLs NERFINISHED ⓘ Unix file permission ACLs ⓘ Windows NTFS ACLs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Access Control List ⓘ |
| policyModel |
blacklisting
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whitelisting ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
access control entry
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authorization policy ⓘ capability-based security ⓘ discretionary access control ⓘ identity and access management ⓘ mandatory access control ⓘ role-based access control ⓘ |
| represents | list of access control entries ⓘ |
| risk |
complexity in large environments
ⓘ
misconfiguration ⓘ overly permissive access ⓘ |
| specifiedBy |
entries mapping subjects to permissions
ⓘ
rules ⓘ |
| usedFor |
controlling access to resources
ⓘ
defining permissions ⓘ enforcing authorization policies ⓘ |
| usedIn |
cloud storage services
ⓘ
databases ⓘ directory services ⓘ file systems ⓘ firewalls ⓘ network routers ⓘ object storage systems ⓘ operating systems ⓘ switches ⓘ web servers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: ACLs Description of subject: ACLs (Access Control Lists) are security mechanisms that define and enforce which users or systems are permitted to access specific resources and what operations they are allowed to perform.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.