Metadata accompanies each data object. Attributes are specific to datatype. Searching on metadata allows retrieval without prior time-consuming categorization. Categorization of EFC objects into folders is optional. Folders are for classification only, and do not indicate ownership.
Authorization is by user and password, but independent of the underlying operating systems.
Permissions on EFC objects specify who can access or change the object. Users are organized into groups to ease permissions maintenance. This is obviously based on the UNIX model. Import into the EFC is supported over various protocols. NFS is used presently to import scanned image documents and OCR text.