WEB LOGS (BLOGS)

Securing a blog application
You control access to the blog using an Access Control List (ACL) for the blog application, just as you would any for IBMR Lotus NotesR database or application.

1. Open your blog application (myblog.nsf for example).

2. Click File > Application > Access Control.

3. Use these settings to allow people to read or create documents:


Blog application access levels
AccessSetting
Allow anyone to read the blogSpecify Reader access for Anonymous
Allow anyone with Web access to post comments1. Specify Author access for Anonymous.

2. Enable the Create documents attribute.

Allow only specific individuals to post comments1. Add each individual to the ACL.

2. Give each individual Author access.

3. Enable the Create documents attribute for each individual.


4. (Optional) (Optional) Assign any of these ACL roles that are specific to the blog template:

Blog template roles
RoleAccess
adminEdit all documents even if not listed as an editor
webadminView and use the blog template web client
webcomposeSubmit content through the blog template web client

5. Click OK.

The blog application must be signed with a user ID that is allowed to run agents on the IBM LotusR DominoR server.

The ACL can also be used in conjunction with Security Groups so that you can also secure individual documents or categories of documents as well as defining access to the application as a whole.

Related topics
Creating security groups