Access Control List (ACL)

An Access Control List, or ACL, is a method of listing permissions to pass through an interface on a network device. An ACL can either specify permitted hosts, or specify blocked hosts.

Access Control List (ACL) is a definition, listed in the computer networking category. This entry was created on Wednesday, October 29, 2008, at 1:05 AM , and was last updated on Wednesday, October 29, 2008, at 1:05 AM.  

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