kpwd : This is the “legacy” method. The dcache.kpwd file is used to map a user's DN to a local username, and the same file is used in a second mapping of the username to the uid, gid, and rootpath. As in all methods, if the mappings succeed, file system access is done using the obtained uid and gid, and a check is done that the local path of the transfer starts with the designated rootpath.

grid-mapfile : This method employs a grid mapfile. From the mapfile, the user's DN is mapped to a username. A second file, storage-authzdb, is used for the mapping of the username to the uid, gid, and rootpath.

gplazmalite-vorole-mapping : In this method the mapping to the username is done from the concatenation of the user's DN with the user's Role (or, more precisely, with the user's Fully Qualified Attribute Name). The mapping of username to uid, gid, and rootpath is through the storage-authzdb file.

saml-vo-mapping : The DN and Role are mapped to a username via a callout to a GUMS server. The GUMS service may run an extension which returns the uid, gid, and rootpath as well. Otherwise, the mapping of username to uid, gid, and rootpath is through the storage-authzdb file.