1. A method for controlling access to metadata of an electronic object in a content management system comprising a client device and a server device, comprising: receiving a request from an identified user by the client device to access metadata of an electronic object being stored in the server device; determining one or more pseudo-users that are allowed to access the requested metadata of the electronic object and their corresponding access modes; utilizing the requested metadata to find one or more properties that correspond to the determined one or more pseudo-users, and retrieving at least one person identity from a property value of the found one or more properties; comparing the identity of the requesting identified user to the retrieved at least one person identity, and if there is a match; providing to the requesting identified user an access to only the selected properties in the metadata, which selected properties are determined according to the access mode.