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Configuring Access Control Lists

Owned by Sri Raghu
Last updated: Sept 06, 2024
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To effectively manage your core network services, you can grant legitimate NIOS-X Servers access to specific tasks and operations using an access control list (ACL). You can configure a named ACL, and then apply it to multiple operations.

When you define a named ACL, you add access control types such as IPv4/IPv6 addresses, IPv4/IPv6 networks, nested named ACLs, and then grant each entry in the list the Allow or Deny permission. For information about named ACLs and how to configure them, see Creating Named ACLs. Note that each operation supports specific access control types. You cannot apply a named ACL to an operation that does not support the access control types contained in the named ACL. 

To avoid conflicts and unexpected results, you must perform validations for all named ACLs before you use them for access control.

To view the list of named ACLs:

  1. From the Infoblox Portal, click Configure > Networking >  DNS > Access Control Lists.
  2. Universal DDI displays the following information for each named ACL:
    • NAME: The name of the named ACL.
    • DESCRIPTION: Information about the named ACL.

You can also do the following in this tab:

  • Click the menu button, , to reorder the columns.

  • Click  the menu button, , and then Edit, or select the check box for the respective record and click the Edit button to modify a named ACL.

  • Select a named ACL to view the details. You can view details like description, list and tags associated with it on the right panel. If you do not want to view the details in the right panel, click the information button, .

  • Enter the value that you want to search in the Search text box. The application displays the list of records matching the keyword in the text box.

  • Click the filter button, , to filter the objects by name, type, and description. To save a filter after selecting the required parameters, click the save button, , specify a name for the filter, and click Save & Close. To reload a previously saved filter, click the star button, , and select the required filter. 

  • Click  the menu button, , and then Move to Recycle Bin to move the object to the recycle bin. You can restore the object later or delete it permanently as required. For more information, see Recycle Bin.


You can perform the following actions: