Acronis Access - Installation Guide - Manual (Page 61)

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Access to SharePoint 2007, 2010, 2013, 365 content
Acronis Access can provide access to files residing in document libraries on SharePoint 2007, 2010,
2013 and 365 servers. An Acronis Access SharePoint data source can point to an entire SharePoint
server, a specific SharePoint site or subsite, or a specific document library. These files can be opened,
PDF annotated, edited, and synced, just like files that reside in traditional file server or NAS storage.
Acronis Access also supports Check Out and Check In of SharePoint files.
SharePoint authentication methods supported
Acronis Access supports SharePoint servers that allow client authentication using NTLMv1, NTLMv2,
Claims based and Kerberos. If your SharePoint server requires Kerberos authentication, you will need
to make an update to the Active Directory computer object for the Windows server or servers that
are running the Acronis Access server software. The Acronis Access Windows server needs to be
given permission to present delegated credentials to your SharePoint server on behalf of you users.
Claims based authentication involves authenticating with an authentication server, obtaining an
authentication token, and providing that token to the SharePoint server, rather than authenticating
with the SharePoint server directly. Acronis Access supports claims based authentication to Office
365 SharePoint sites. To authenticate, the gateway server first contacts Microsoft Online to
determine the location of the authentication server. This server may be hosted by Microsoft Online,
or may be within the corporate network (via Active Directory Federated Services). Once
authentication is complete and an binary security token is obtained, this token is sent to the
SharePoint server, which returns an authentication cookie. This cookie is then provided to
SharePoint in lieu of other user credentials.
Changing Permissions for Shared Files and Folders
Acronis Access uses the existing Windows user accounts and passwords. Because Acronis Access
enforces Windows NTFS permissions, you should normally use Windows’ built-in tools for adjusting
directory and file permissions. The standard Windows tools provide the most flexibility for setting up
your security policy.
Acronis Access Data Sources that reside on another SMB/CIFS file server are accessed using an
SMB/CIFS connection from the Gateway Server to the secondary server or NAS. In this case, access to
the secondary server is performed in the context of the user logged into the Access Mobile Client app.
In order for that user to have access to files on the secondary server, their account will need both
"Windows Share Permissions" and NTFS security permissions to access those files.
Permissions to files residing on SharePoint servers are regulated in accordance to the SharePoint
permissions configured on the SharePoint server. Users receive the same permissions through
Acronis Access as they receive when they access SharePoint document libraries using a web browser.
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