The Permissions Tracer is included in our Metacoda Security Plug-ins software. It is used to easily review the relevant access controls and permissions for the selected identity on the selected object.
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FEATURES
Key features in the Permissions Tracer include:- Traced Permissions table: listing the relevant access controls and permissions for the selected identity on the selected object.
- Object Inheritance table: displays a reverse tree, starting with the selected primary object, and showing all of the other objects that the primary object can potentially inherit permissions from.
- Identity Hierarchy table: displays a tree showing all of the groups that the select primary identity is a member of, including all nested indirect groups, and the implicit PUBLIC and SASUSERS groups.
- Search facility: click search button to search for and select an object to trace permissions on.
- HTML export: all of the information available in the Permissions Tracer can be easily exported in HTML format for documentation, audit and troubleshooting purposes.
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APPLICATIONS
SAS Platform Administrators will find the Permissions Tracer useful to:- Discover the source of effective permissions.
- Easily document the effective permissions for an object with/without an identity within a metadata security plan. Then regularly verify the current implementation against that plan, identifying any changes or concerns.
LICENSING & EVALUATION
The Permissions Tracer is available in our Metacoda Security Plug-ins Premium and Enterprise level packages. We offer three license package levels: Starter, Premium and Enterprise. Read our licensing page to find out which package is best for you.
Register today to:
- start using our free Metacoda Utility Plug-ins
- start using our free Metacoda Custom Tasks
- request a free 30 day evaluation license to trial our commercial software, Metacoda Security Plug-ins.
If you have any questions, please contact us.
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