Dacl

Can anyone explain what a DACL is? I was just reading my 291 book and it used this term. I remember seeing it in the 290 book and after google and asking a teacher, I deemed that it wasn't essential to know. But now that it is popping up again, it would be nice to undersand.
How is it different than an ACL?
Thanks
How is it different than an ACL?
Thanks
Decide what to be and go be it.
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So are you saying that nearly every ACL in windows is really a DACL?
As far as looking at the difference between a firewall and a file, I'm not getting it. Isn't an ACL always at the discretion of the administrator?
If you're talking about an object that has an owner and that owner can configure the permissions as he or she sees fit.
First off, I would hope that any firewall ACL modification would go through an appropriate change-management process where others review and approve the it beforehand.
In terms of discretion, users don't have any ownership and can't modify ACLs for items they own. The ACL has to be explicitly configured by an administrator. You don't need administrative privileges to configure DACLs for items that you own. Ownership is the core component of DACL.