Difference between revisions of "Terms"
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− | + | ; Admin : A people record that that has the admin checkbox checked, which enables the user to edit the website | |
− | A people record that that has the admin checkbox checked, which enables the user to edit the website | + | |
− | + | ; Admin User : A person who is logged in as with a people record that has the admin checkbox checked | |
− | A person who is logged in as with a people record that has the admin checkbox checked | + | |
− | + | ; Authenticated : When the user uses an identity from the people table | |
− | When the user uses an identity from the people table | + | |
− | + | ; Authentication : A process where a user proves they can be associated to one of the records in the people table. | |
− | A process where a user proves they can be associated to one of the records in the people table. | + | |
− | + | ; Authorization : A method to assign permission or rights to a people record (in groups, administrator, developer, etc.) | |
− | A method to assign permission or rights to a people record (in groups, administrator, developer, etc.) | + | |
− | + | ; Guest : A record in the people table that has no authorization (not in groups, not admin, not developer, etc.) | |
− | A record in the people table that has no authorization (not in groups, not admin, not developer, etc.) | + | |
− | + | ; Guest User : A user who is not logged in | |
− | A user who is not logged in | + | |
− | + | ; Log-in : The act of entering credentials that result in authentication | |
− | The act of entering credentials that result in authentication | + | |
− | + | ; Log-out : The act of disassociating a user from people table records | |
− | The act of disassociating a user from people table records | + | |
− | + | ; People : A table of records in the database that represent individuals | |
− | A table of records in the database that represent individuals | + | |
− | + | ; User : The person at the keyboard | |
− | The person at the keyboard | + |
Latest revision as of 14:16, 22 September 2016
- Admin
- A people record that that has the admin checkbox checked, which enables the user to edit the website
- Admin User
- A person who is logged in as with a people record that has the admin checkbox checked
- Authenticated
- When the user uses an identity from the people table
- Authentication
- A process where a user proves they can be associated to one of the records in the people table.
- Authorization
- A method to assign permission or rights to a people record (in groups, administrator, developer, etc.)
- Guest
- A record in the people table that has no authorization (not in groups, not admin, not developer, etc.)
- Guest User
- A user who is not logged in
- Log-in
- The act of entering credentials that result in authentication
- Log-out
- The act of disassociating a user from people table records
- People
- A table of records in the database that represent individuals
- User
- The person at the keyboard