Management of Access Control Lists for a Storage System

A system comprising:

• a memory storing instructions;
• a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to:
• generate an ACL identifier for the ACL;
• map, using the ACL identifier, the ACL to a plurality of data files in the file system to apply the ACL to the plurality of data files, the mapping the ACL comprising updating one or more metadata records for the plurality of data files;
• receive a request associated with one or more of the plurality of data files;
• accessing, based on the request, the ACL identifier using the one or more metadata records for the plurality of data files;
• and
• using the ACL identifier to access the ACL.

A computer program product embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:

• generating an ACL that describes one or more access permissions in a file system;
• generating an ACL identifier for the ACL;
• mapping, using the ACL identifier, the ACL to a plurality of data files in the file system to apply the ACL to the plurality of data files, the mapping the ACL comprising updating one or more metadata records for the plurality of data files;
• receiving a request associated with one or more of the plurality of data files;
• accessing, based on the request, the ACL identifier using the one or more metadata records for the plurality of data files;
• and
• accessing, using the ACL identifier, the ACL.