Authorization Manager

Applies To: Windows Server 2008

Authorization Manager is a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in that can help provide effective control of access to resources. The two categories of role-based administration that benefit from this technology are user authorization roles, which are based on a user's job function, and computer configuration roles, which are based on a computer's function.

Getting Started

• What's New in Authorization Manager

• Checklist: Before You Start Using Authorization Manager

Deployment

• Desktop Deployment Center - Provisioning: Authorization Manager

  Contains conceptual information about role-based security and Authorization Manager's implementation, as well as information about how to configure role and task definitions, how to create role assignments within an application, how to create and work with scopes, and understanding authorization rules.

Troubleshooting

• Microsoft Support: Search the Support Knowledge Base

  Search for the most recent information using the keywords of "Authorization Manager" and "azman."

Installed Help

• Authorization Manager

  This product help shows you how to:

  • Use and Manage the Authorization Manager Snap-In

  • Manage Authorization Stores

  • Manage Applications and Scopes

  • Manage Groups, Roles, and Tasks

  • Control Authorization Using Authorization Rules and Business Rules

Additional Resources

• Demystified Series: Getting Started with AzMan

  This screencast from MSDN's Channel 9 forum explains the core concepts behind Authorization Manager.

• Demystified Series: AzMan in the Enterprise

  This screencast covers how you can use Authorization Manager in an enterprise environment by exploring real-world scenarios.

• MSDN Architecture Webcast: Authorization Manager from the Developer Perspective (Level 200)

  This webcast presents and overview of the role-based access control model used in Authorization Manager and how it can be integrated into applications.

• Authorization Manager Model

  Explore the developer documentation on MSDN to get a better understanding of application development requirements for Authorization Manager.