Access Control - What It Is and How It Works

Access Control
Brief

"Access Control" is functionality that allows you to control who sees the content that you post on the site.  Along with the switch in your Vehicle Content that allows you to make your content visible on the site, Access Control allows you granular-level access to your data.  This granular-level access allows you to decide to share potentially sensitive data (receipts with your name and address, your license plate, insurance docs, etc...) with other users on the site, or publicly via TCG.

In each of the posts that you create, you'll see a tab at the top called "Access Control", as shown below:

Access Control

 

 

 

 

 

When you click the "Access Control" tab, you are shown a page that allows you to adjust which users can see / access your content within your post with a series of checkboxes that allow adjustability:

Access Control, General

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Under this section, there is a second section that allows you to key in the username for sharing, and also gives options for other users to be able to modify / update, and delete your content.  This allows flexibility if you have multiple vehicle owners (co-owners), or others that maintain your vehicle's content (mechanic, caretaker, etc...):

Access Control, User Level

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Testing

As with any web-based functionality, if you have any concern about who can see your data, it's best to test it.  You can do it in the following way:

  • Go ahead and create your post, and adjust Access Control settings to match.
  • IF THE POST SHOULD NOT BE PUBLIC-FACING - Copy the URL of the content from the top of your screen's address bar, and log out of TCG.  
    • As a non-logged in user, paste the URL into a new web page.  You should see a blank screen without any content. 
  • IF THE POST SHOULD BE PUBLIC-FACING - Copy the URL of the content from the top of your screen's address bar, and log out of TCG.  
    • As a non-logged in user, paste the URL into a new web page.  You should see your content.
  • IF THE POST SHOULD BE VISIBLE TO ANOTHER USER WITHIN TCG - Create your post, and ask the other user to confirm it's visible.  

Questions / Help

If you have any questions or need additional help, please contact TCG Support.