Chapter 11. Configure file and storage solutions

The Configure File and Storage Solutions domain includes just a single objective, but it’s a big one: Implement Dynamic Access Control.

Access permissions for files have traditionally been controlled by a combination of share permissions and NTFS permissions. Dynamic Access Control is a set of features new to Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 that adds to these two traditional access controls an optional third security gate for file access. Dynamic Access Control controls access in a way that is dependent not on user groups or file location, but on object attributes cited in access rules. The advantage of Dynamic Access Control is that it can provide highly customized and simplified ...

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