Glossary

Glossary#

actor#

For the definition, see the terminology section Actor.

app#

For the definition, see the terminology section App.

app developer#

A person, company, or organization that develops software that is used with a UCS system and that integrates with the Guardian. This includes Univention App Center applications, as well as third-party service providers using a service connector.

app infrastructure maintainer#

A person who installs and manages UCS systems.

authentication#

Confirmation of a user’s identity. The Guardian doesn’t handle authentication.

authorization#

Confirmation of the access that a user has. The Guardian’s job is to handle authorization after a user is authenticated.

Authorization API#

A REST interface that allows an app to authorize an actor to use features of the app.

capability#

For the definition, see the terminology section Capability.

condition#

For the definition, see the terminology section Condition.

context#

For the definition, see the terminology section Context.

guardian administrator#

A user with the guardian:builtin:super-admin role, who can manage all aspects of the Guardian and any app using the Guardian, including capabilities for users and groups.

guardian app administrator#

A user with a role ending in app-admin, who can manage most aspects of an app, including which capabilities a user has for that app.

Management API#

A REST interface that allows an app or guardian administrator to manage the Guardian.

Management UI#

A limited web interface that allows an guardian administrator or guardian app administrator to manage the Guardian.

namespace#

For the definition, see the terminology section Namespace.

permission#

For the definition, see the terminology section Permission.

role#

For the definition, see the terminology section Role.

target#

For the definition, see the terminology section Actor.