sharelevel
Sharelevel refers to a model of access control for networked resources in which permissions are assigned to the shared resource itself rather than to individual users or groups. In a sharelevel model, access to the resource is controlled through the share configuration, often using a share-wide password and a fixed set of permissions such as read or write. Authentication is performed against the share boundary, and once access is granted, the user inherits the permissions defined for that share, independent of local file-system permissions.
Sharelevel security was more common in older network environments and in some early file-sharing protocols and
In practice, sharelevel approaches provide simpler administration for small, trusted groups but offer weaker security and
See also: share permissions, NTFS permissions, ACL, SMB/CIFS, security model.