---
title: "Access Control List"
description: "Access Control List documentation with properties, schema, and driver support for C#, Java, Python, and more. (Gitana 4.0)"
product: "Gitana"
version: "4.0"
url: "/documentation/gitana/4.0/reference/types/acl"
---

# <a id="top"></a>Access Control List

An Object

##### Table of Contents

- [Overview](#top "Overview")
- [Properties](#properties "Properties")
- [Schema](#schema "Schema")

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## <a id="properties"></a>Properties

The following properties are available:

| Property | Type | Default | Read-Only | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| rows | array |  | No |  |

## <a id="schema"></a>Schema

```json

{
  "type": "object",
  "description": "Access Control List",
  "properties": {
    "rows": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "principal-id": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The ID of the principal"
          },
          "authorities": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "Authority Key"
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "id": "acl"
}
```