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Access Control



The process or an technique to implement restriction or adding addition form of security to prevent un-authorized user from both physical and informational assets.


ACL generally describes who or what can use or view the resource this specific technique helps to add some basic underlying security to any forms of assets.


Type of ACL

  1. Physical Access Control

  2. Logical Access Control

Physical Access Control

The process of safeguarding the physical assets such as Computer, servers, network devices and much more from un-authorized intruders by implementing various strategies.


Logical Access Control

The process of safeguarding the logical assets such as information, printed copies, data and much more from un-authorized intruders by implementing various strategies.


Implementing ACL

Implementing access based restriction can be achieved by three major types

  1. Identification

  2. Authentication

  3. Authorization

Identification

The techniques used to identified the authorized user, this specific techniques can be achieved by implementing unique ID to the user. Ex: EMP01222


Authentication

The techniques used to validate the authorized user, this specific techniques can be achieved by implementing passwords, fingerprints, face reorganization, etc.


Authorization

The techniques used to set/assign privileges to the authorized user, this specific techniques can be achieved by Privileged Account Management (PAM)


Components of ACL



  1. Mandatory Access Control

  2. Discretionary Access Control

  3. Role Based Access Control

  4. Rule Based Access Control

  5. Attribute Based Access Control

Summary

ACL : Access Control List is an process or an technique to implement restriction or adding addition form of security to prevent un-authorized user from both physical and informational assets, this can be achieved by three major types

  1. Identification

  2. Authentication

  3. Authorization

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