Configure Authorized Files Date and Time Access Control

Access Control rules for authorized files can be applied based on Date and Time restrictions, such as calendar dates, days of the week or specific hours.

Access Control for authorized files is configurable using Start and End dates. Access is allowed only between the specified dates in the Date and Time tab of the authorized file.

Configuring only a Start date allows access to authorized files beginning from the specified calendar date, without any termination date. If only an End date is configured, then access is allowed until the set end date.

To configure an Access Control Start date restriction for an authorized file, follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to Security > Authorized Files.

  2. Open an authorized file and go to the Date and Time tab.

  3. Check the box next to Start to enable the start date.

  4. Click the calendar icon to the right of the Start button.

  5. Select a start date from the calendar, configure a start hour, and then click OK.

  6. Click OK to save the Access Control rule.

To configure an Access Control End date restriction for an authorized file, follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to Security > Authorized Files.

  2. Open an authorized file and go to the Date and Time tab.

  3. Check the box next to End to enable the end date.

  4. Click the calendar icon to the right of the End button.

  5. Select an end date from the calendar, configure an end hour, and then click OK.

  6. Click OK to save the Access Control rule.

When start or end dates are configured for an authorized file, "Date and time" appears in the Access Control column in the Authorized Files list, under Security > Authorized Files.

Access Control for authorized files is also configurable as a repeating pattern based on the days of the week and specific hours. Access is allowed as defined by the Basic or Advanced time restrictions configurable in the Date and Time tab of the authorized file.

To configure a Basic day and hour restriction for when to allow access to an authorized file, follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to Security > Authorized Files.

  2. Open an authorized file and go to the Date and Time tab.

  3. Check the Only allow access on box and then select Basic.

  4. By default, all days of the week are selected. Uncheck the box next to a specific day in the Days of the week column to exclude that day from the restriction.

  5. Configure the hours when to apply the restriction in the Time restrictions column.

    Authorized file Access Control outside the specified hours is not applied.

  6. (Optional) Check the and box and configure a second time interval.

    When configuring two time intervals, authorized file Access Control is applied during the hours specified in both intervals.

  7. Click OK to save the Access Control rule.

To configure an Advanced day and hour restriction for when to allow access to an authorized file, follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to Security > Authorized Files.

  2. Open an authorized file and go to the Date and Time tab.

  3. Check the Only allow access on box and then select Advanced.

  4. You can configure day and hour restrictions in several ways:

    • Click on All to select all days and all hours.

    • Click on a specific Day to select all hours in that day.

    • Click on a specific Time Block to select that interval across all days. Time Blocks are defined as 30 minutes time intervals.

    • Click and drag to select across days and time blocks.

  5. Click on Allow to apply Access Control during the selected days and time blocks.

    Click on Disallow to not apply Access Control.

  6. (Optional) Repeat steps 2 and 3 to configure additional Access Control rules.

  7. Click OK to save the Access Control rules.

When day of the week and hour restrictions are configured, "Time restrictions" appears in the Access Control column in the Authorized Files list, under Security > Authorized Files.

Date and Time restrictions can be configured individually, as a combination of any two options, or all three.

  • For Date and Time restrictions to take effect, ensure that the Authorized File Rule is Enabled in the authorized file's Settings tab.

  • Date and Time restrictions are evaluated when the Workspace Control session starts or refreshes. Date and time evaluation is based on the local time of the Workspace Control Agent.