Effective Permissions

Effective Permissions Definition

• [i] Effective Permissions) - (definition:: Cumulative access rights a user has to a resource based on their individual permissions and group memberships) - (subject:: Information Technology

Effective Permissions Examples

When a user is a member of multiple groups, or has both user-level and group-level permissions, the effective permissions are determined by the most permissive access allowed. This is known as the "highest permission wins" principle.