Access Control, Authentication, and Public Key Infrastructure

Chapter 15. Access Control Assurance

INFORMATION ASSURANCE is a way of assessing the usefulness and effectiveness of an information security system. In this chapter, you will explore the major concepts behind information assurance and how those concepts can be applied to access controls, resulting in a more secure IT architecture.

Chapter 15 Topics

This chapter covers the following topics and concepts:

• What the major components of information assurance are

• How information assurance can be applied to access control systems

• What the goals of access control system monitoring and reporting are

• What checks and balances can be implemented to help ensure integrity, confidentiality, and availability of access control systems

• How to manage and parse audit trails ...