You can use the Add Authoring Rule or Edit Authoring Rule dialog box to define rules for access to content.

UI Element List

Element Name Description

All content

Select this option to apply the authoring rule to all content.

Specified content

Select this option to apply the authoring rule only to content that matches the rule. Type a file name extension or file name with an extension for which you want the rule to apply for WebDAV requests. For example, if you want the rule to apply for all WebDAV requests made for ASP files, enter *.asp. If you want the rule to apply to all requests made for a specific file, enter the file name and its extension, such as Myfile.asp.

All users

Select this option to manage access to content for all users.

Specified roles or user groups

Select this option to manage access to content for specific Microsoft Windows roles or user groups.

Note

If you use this rule, all members of the specified roles and groups must have valid user accounts and passwords before they will be able to authenticate.

Specified users

Select this option to manage access to content for a specific user account.

Note

If you use this option, all specified users must have valid user accounts and passwords before they will be able to authenticate.

Read

Specifies whether the users, groups, or roles have read access.

Write

Specifies whether the users, groups, or roles have write access.

Source

Specifies whether the users, groups, or roles have access to the source code for files that are mapped to handlers. For example, ASP.NET *.aspx pages require that users or groups have Source access in order to edit pages using WebDAV.

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