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Access Control

Access control pertains to controlling permissions for publish (PUBLISH) and subscribe (SUBSCRIBE) operations, which can be implemented at three levels:

  1. Client ID
  2. Username
  3. All users: controls permissions for topics without distinguishing between client ID and username.

TIP

  • Access control uses a blacklist mode by default, ACL matching order is: All Users -> User/Client. The mode can be switched to whilelist via ticket.
  • The combination of clientid/username + topic is unique, which means that only the latest record for the same clientid/username + topic is considered valid.

Add ACL Information

Fill in the client id, topic, allow/deny, pub/sub/pubsub, and then click Add.

You can use the following placeholders in your topic and EMQX Cloud will be automatically populated with client information when requested.

  • %u:Username
  • %c:Client ID

auth

Same process for Username and All Users.

Batch Add ACL Information

ACL information can be imported in bulk through CSV files.

All Users are not supported

  1. Download the template

  2. Fill in the ACL information and submit the file

    The sample template file for username is shown below:

    acl

    The sample template file for clientid is shown below:

    acl

  3. Click import button

    acl

Delete ACL Information

Click the delete button to the right of the ACL information to delete the ACL information.