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access control

From Glossary of "Weaving the Web" (1999-07-23) | Glossary for this source

The ability to selectively control who can get at or manipulate information in, for example, a Web server.
access control

From Web Services Glossary (2004-02-11) | Glossary for this source

Protection of resources against unauthorized access; a process by which use of resources is regulated according to a security policy and is permitted by only authorized system entities according to that policy. [RFC 2828]

access control information

From Web Services Glossary (2004-02-11) | Glossary for this source

  1. Any information used for access control purposes, including contextual information. [X.812]

  2. Contextual information might include source IP address, encryption strength, the type of operation being requested, time of day, etc. Portions of access control information may be specific to the request itself, some may be associated with the connection via which the request is transmitted, and others (for example, time of day) may be "environmental". [RFC 2829]


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