Author: Aanchal Sikka

Certified AEM Architect and Developer

Authentication v/s Authorization


Authentication and Authorization are often used together when it comes to gaining access to the system. However, both are very different concepts. Authentication means confirming your own identity, while authorization means granting access to the system. In simple terms, authentication is the process of verifying who you are, while authorization is the process of verifying … Continue reading Authentication v/s Authorization →

Avoid Binary Duplication – Multilingual Assets


Asset binaries occupy much larger storage space compared to metadata and tags. Therefore, if translating metadata and tags only serves your purpose, omit to translate the binaries. File Data Store and Amazon S3 Data Store provide a storage infrastructure that is best suited for these scenarios. These storage repositories store a single copy of asset … Continue reading Avoid Binary Duplication – Multilingual Assets →

DS Annotations – Sling Filter


Sling supports filter processing by applying filter chains to the requests before actually dispatching to the servlet or script for processing. They can be used to call a servlet, to redirect to another page, to authenticate request, preprocessing, post-processing of mark up, logging, measuring, decoration or adding/removing request parameters. Filters to be used in such … Continue reading DS Annotations – Sling Filter →

Manage access to links in Global navigation panel / Tools Menu


We often have to tighten the link access in AEM to limit user access to only few links, like only Sites, Experience fragments. For AEM 6.3 touch UI, if you wish to revoke access on a link in Global Navigation Panel, you will have to follow 2 steps: Revoke access on the icon that displays … Continue reading Manage access to links in Global navigation panel / Tools Menu →