<Scope Name> Property Sheet

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.

A scope is used within an application to limit authorization policy if that authorization policy should not be used outside the scope.

 The following table describes the UI elements for this dialog box.

Item Description

Name

Provides a space for you to type the name of the scope (for example, "*.txt, C:\temp, and Computers in Sales Department").

The scope name must be recognized by the application and must be resolvable by the application at the time of the access check. The name must contain only printable characters.

Scope names can be very long. They have a maximum size limit of 64KB.

Because scopes cannot be nested, some developers use a naming convention for scopes that results in long names. However, if you try to enter a name that is longer than 64KB, you will receive an error.

The name also cannot be already in use in the application.

Description

Provides a space for you to type the description of the scope.

The description does not affect the functionality of Authorization Manager. Choose a description that is meaningful to you. The description has a maximum size limit of 1024 bytes.

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