Authorization

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In security engineering and computer security, Authorization is a part of the operating system that protects computer resources by only allowing those resources to be used by resource consumers that have been granted authority to use them. Resources include individual files or items data, computer programs, computer devices and functionality provided by computer applications. Examples of consumers are computer users, computer programs and other devices on the computer.

Description

The authorization process is used to decide if Mapbender User is allowed to have access to a GUI (user interface) with functionality. The open design of the OGC OWS architecture does not restrict or control access at service level. Services (fx. WMS or WFS) have to be protected using standard access control mechanisms, access can then be granted by an Owsproxy as it is implemented by the Mapbender Security Proxy.

Prior to authorization the user usually needs to authenticate.