CAMS-Access Control Protocols

Question 1

Attribute-Based Access Control

Answer 1

Uses attributes and “if this, then that” rules to determine whether a user should be allowed to access data or take actions. It can utilize and combine attributes and rules from across systems.

This method is often considered most robust.

Question 2

Discretionary Access Control

Answer 2

Allows the owner of the data to decide which users are granted access, allowing administrators to create a hierarchy within their system.

Question 3

History-Based Access Control

Answer 3

Evaluates past behaviors to determine the likelihood of a user performing malicious activities.

Question 4

Identity-Based Access Control

Answer 4

Involves basing data access on permissions associated with unique identities assigned to each user.

Question 5

Role-Based Access Control

Answer 5

Protocol is currently the most popular among business and organizations.

By allowing access to resources based on the needs of predefined roles, it delivers only minimum amount of data needed to perform tasks.