Access control is the process by which user access to Internet and intranet services is regulated and monitored. Specifically, the Novell® BorderManager® access control software allows or denies access requests made through the Proxy Services, or through a Virtual Private Network (VPN) client.
When you enabled the Novell BorderManager HTTP proxy for all private interfaces during the software installation, access control was enabled by default. All HTTP proxy traffic through the private interface is denied until you configure an access rule to specifically allow users to access the HTTP proxy.
When access control is enabled, the Access Control List (ACL) also applies to the application proxies and VPN clients attempting to connect to a VPN server.
An access rule can be created for a Country (C), Organization (O), Organizational Unit (OU), or Server object.
The default rule is set to deny any source to any destination. The default rule is created at the time of Novell BorderManager installation. Click the button in the proxy configuration page to view the default rule.
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