Control Authorization Using Authorization Rules and Business Rules

Applies To: Windows Server 2008

Important

Authorization Manager is available for use in the following versions of Windows: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8. It is deprecated as of Windows Server 2012 R2 and may be removed in subsequent versions.

Authorization Manager allows you to use authorization rules as part of your role-based authorization control strategy.

This section includes the following topics:

• Add an Authorization Rule to a Task Definition

• Add an Authorization Rule to a Role Definition

• Understanding Authorization Rules and Business Rules