When installing the AODocs Smartbar Chrome extension, end-users are asked to grant permissions on their G Suite account.
Learn more: Install the AODocs Smartbar
Important:
- All the permissions listed below are subject to change in next Smartbar versions depending on requirements for new features, technical changes, new Chrome APIs. When a new version of the Smartbar requires additional permissions, users will be prompted to authorize the new permissions before to activate the new Smartbar version.
- It is possible to enable Smartbar features in different Google Services.
Learn more: Enable or disable the Smartbar authorization in Gmail
Note: If the AODocs Smartbar has been installed on the G Suite domain by the G Suite super admin, the end-users will still have to accept these permissions individually. The permissions can be reviewed in the Chrome extension menu.
Learn more: Deploy the AODocs Smartbar on your domain with Cloud Policies
The table below lists the permissions requested by the AODocs Smartbar and the reason why they are required:
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All altirnao.com sites |
The extension can read or change data available in any AODocs page if needed. |
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ao-docs.appspot.com |
The extension can send HTTP requests to the AODocs API and AODocs Smartbar project. |
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docs.google.com |
The extension can add Smartbar features in the Google editor for Google documents. |
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drive.google.com |
The extension can add Smartbar features in your Google Drive interface. |
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mail.google.com |
The extension can add Smartbar features in your Google Mail interface. |
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storage.googleapis.com |
The extension can send HTTP requests to the Google Cloud Storage service to retrieve a global configuration file for the smartbar. It allows AODocs team to fix display bugs without uploading a new version of the extension. |
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www.googleapis.com |
The extension can make request to the Google APIs. |
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Display notifications |
The Smartbar can use the chrome.notifications API to create and show some rich notifications to the user in the system tray. |
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Communicate with cooperating websites |
The AODocs web pages can connect to the extension (send messages to the extension and get answers from it). |
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Communicate with cooperating native application |
The extension can communicate with a local application launcher agent (AODocs WebDAV client), which is used to start Microsoft Word/Excel/Powerpoint when opening Microsoft Office files from the Google Drive or AODocs user interface. |