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WebServer Compare Descriptions: Access Limitations

Jul 20, 2010
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Prohibit access by directory and file The Web administrator can deny access to some or all documents based on the rights and permissions of the directory or file system. Prohibits access by domain name The Web administrator can deny access to some or all documents based on the requestor’s domain name.

Prohibit access by directory and file

The Web administrator can deny access to some or all documents based on the rights and permissions of the directory or file system.

Prohibits access by domain name

The Web administrator can deny access to some or all documents based on the requestor’s domain name. The domain name is determined by a reverse-lookup on the requestor’s IP address (not using the From header field).

Prohibits access by IP address

The Web administrator can deny access to some or all documents based on the requestor’s IP address.

Prohibits access by users and group

The Web administrator can deny access to some or all documents based on the user or group membership.

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