Understanding the General Authorization Administration Methods

The general authorization administration methods set and get authorizations on metadata resources. An authorization associates an identity, a permission, and a grant or denial of that permission with a resource. The authorizations can be set directly on a resource, or applied to the resource in an ACT. Authorizations can also be set on ACTs to control who is authorized to modify the ACT.
The general authorization administration methods include the following:
ApplyACTToObj
Applies the authorizations defined in an ACT to the specified resource. For more information, see ApplyACTToObj.
GetAccessControlTemplatesOnObj
Lists the ACTs that are associated with a resource. For more information, see GetAccessControlTemplatesOnObj.
GetAuthorizationsOnObj
Returns the authorizations that apply to a resource for specified identities and permissions. For more information, see GetAuthorizationsOnObj.
GetIdentitiesOnObj
Returns Person, IdentityGroup, and Role objects associated with a specified resource. For more information, see GetIdentitiesOnObj.
RemoveACTFromObj
Removes the authorizations defined by an ACT from the specified resource. For more information, see RemoveACTFromObj.
SetAuthorizationsOnObj
Sets permissions for identities on a resource. For more information, see SetAuthorizationsOnObj.