Overview#

Access Control Models are models (or we prefer frameworks) for Access Control.

Policy Based Management System is a generic Framework for Access Control Models which use a predefined Access Control Policy

Privilege Management Infrastructure (PMI) is a framework that could be used within an Implementation of a Access Control Models.

There are many Access Control Models including: (but certainly NOT limited to)

• Policy Based Management System is a generic Framework for Access Control Models which use a predefined Policy
• Role Based Access Control (RBAC)
• Attribute Based Access Control (ABAC)
  • Context Based Access Control (CBAC)- Also referred to as Risk Based Access Control are a form of Attribute Based Access Control
  • User Managed Access (UMA)
  • Dynamic Access Control (DAC)
  • Lattice Based Access Control (LBAC)
  • Adaptive Policy-based Access Management (APAM)
• Mandatory Access Control
• Discretionary Access Control (DAC)

And we are sure there are others.

Not an Implementation#

None of these models are an implementation of a Access Control system but rather "Models" or Frameworks that could be utilized for an Architecture implementation.

Typically, each vendor will implement a hybrid of one or more Access Control Models.

Application Access Control Models#

Access Control Models is when the Policy Enforcement Point within the particular application or Information Technology system.

In most Organizational Entities the desire is for a more Centralized Access Control Models

ACL-based Access Control Models#

ACL-based Access Control Models, is when a Digital Identity requests an operation on a Resource, the system first checks the Access Control List (ACL) for an applicable entry in order to decide whether the requested operation is authorized.

Access Control Models Microsoft Windows #

Access Control Model-Microsoft Windows

More Information#

There might be more information for this subject on one of the following:

• API Management
• API-Gateway
• Access Control
• Access Control Model-Microsoft Windows
• Attribute Based Access Control
• Best Practices for LDAP Security
• Cyclic Inheritance
• Discretionary Access Control
• Dynamic Access Control
• Dynamic Authorization Management
• Entitlement
• Entitlement Example
• Groups Are Bad
• Lattice Based Access Control
• MAC
• Mandatory Access Control
• Next Generation Access Control
• OAuth Scope Example
• Privilege Management
• Privilege Management Infrastructure
• RBAC
• RBAC vs ABAC
• Resource Provisioning
• Risk-Based Authentication
• Role
• Trustee
• User and Entity Behavior Analytics
• Zero Trust