Authorization and Least Privilege Flashcards
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Recap
What is Authorization?
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Determining what action can be conducted by an authenticated user.
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What is Least Privilege?
A
Users having minimum set of permissions to access filesystem and do their job.
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What is Mandatory Access Control (MAC)?
A
Is a security model that enables an operating system to determine and assign permissions to the users within a computer system or network.
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What is Discretionary Acess Control (DAC) System?
A
Is a security model that enables an operating system to assign permission to users by adminstrators in a filesystem or network system.
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What is Role Based Access Control (RBAC) system?
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Security model that enables an OS to assign permissions to a group of users within a file system or network.
