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Master Security Configuration File

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The file config\master_security_config.xml defines various security areas that are known to Commerce Server Business Desk. In addition to the one implicit security area for the Business Desk Framework (which is not specified in this file), Commerce Server 2002 defines two security areas: "catalog" and "profile". The specific security definitions for these two areas are provided by the ASP files config\bd_catalog_security_config.asp and config\bd_users_security_config.asp, respectively.

XML Structure

<config>
  <areas>
    <areadefinition_url name/>
    . . .
  </areas>
</config>

config

This required element contains the security configuration information for Business Desk.

  • Parent Element
    None (document root).
  • Required Child Elements
    areas
  • Optional Child Elements
    None.
  • Data
    None.

Attributes

None.

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areas

This required element contains the definitions of the security areas for Business Desk.

  • Parent Element
    config
  • Required Child Elements
    None.
  • Optional Child Elements
    area
  • Data
    None.

Attributes

None.

Remarks

To be meaningful, the areas element must contain one or more area elements.

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area

This optional element defines a Business Desk security area and specifies the URL of the file that provides the security configuration for that area.

  • Parent Element
    areas
  • Required Child Elements
    None.
  • Optional Child Elements
    None.
  • Data
    None.

Attributes

Attribute Description
definition_url Specifies the URL of a security area file.

Required.

Legal values: Valid strings that evaluate to an XML or ASP file that returns a valid security configuration.

Default value: None.

For example, the URLs for the pre-defined security areas are:

  • bd_catalog_security_config.asp
  • bd_users_security_config.asp
name Specifies a name for the security area.

Required.

Legal values: Valid strings.

Default value: None.

For example, the pre-defined security areas are named "catalog" and "profile". There is also an implicit security area for the Business Desk Framework.

Remarks

For the security configuration to be meaningful, at least one area element must exist within the areas element.

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