Configuring an Object Policy

Procedure

1. In the bucket list, click the bucket you want to operate. The Overview page of the bucket is displayed.
2. In the navigation pane, click Objects.
3. On the right of the object to be operated, choose More > Configure Object Policy. The Configure Object Policy dialog box is displayed.
4. Select a proper policy mode as required. Valid options are as follows:
   • Read-only mode: The authorized user has the read permission to the object. For follow-up procedure, see 5.
   • Read and write mode: The authorized user has the read and write permissions to the object. For follow-up procedure, see 5.
   • Customized: The authorized user will be granted with customized permissions to the object. For detailed configuration, see 6.
   

   You can configure only one object policy at a time.

5. For read-only and read and write modes, enter information about the authorized user in the following format and click OK.

   Table 1 Object policy parameters in read-only or read and write mode

   Parameter	Value	Description
   Principal	Include or Exclude Current account or Other account	Indicates the user that the object policy applies to. Include: Specifies the user on whom the bucket policy statement takes effect. Exclude: Specifies that on all users except the specified user the bucket policy statement takes effect.
   Resources	Include or Exclude	Resources on which the object policy takes effect. Include: Indicates that the policy takes effect only on the specified OBS resources. Exclude: Indicates that the bucket policy takes effect on all OBS resources except the specified ones.

6. For the customized mode, set parameters based on the site requirements and click OK.

   Table 2 Object policy parameters in the custom mode

   Parameter	Value	Description
   Effect	Allow or Deny	Effect of the object policy. Allow: Indicates that access requests are allowed, if they match the configurations of the bucket policy. Deny: Indicates that access requests are denied, if they match the configurations of the bucket policy.
   Principal	Include or Exclude Current account or Other account	Specifies users on whom this object policy takes effect. Include: Specifies the user on whom the bucket policy statement takes effect. Exclude: Specifies that on all users except the specified user the bucket policy statement takes effect.
   Resources	Include or Exclude	Resources on which the object policy takes effect. Include: Indicates that the policy takes effect only on the specified OBS resources. Exclude: Indicates that the bucket policy takes effect on all OBS resources except the specified ones.
   Actions	Include or Exclude For details about the actions, see Actions Related to Objects.	Operation stated in the object policy. Include: Specifies the actions on which the bucket policy takes effect. Exclude: Specifies that on all except the specified actions the bucket policy takes effect.
   Conditions	Condition Operator: For details, see Table 1. Key: For details, see Table 2 and Table 4. Value: The entered value is associated with the key.	Condition for an object policy to take effect.

7. Click OK.

   After the object policy is configured successfully, it is displayed in the list under Custom Bucket Policies.