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.
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.