Chapter 3

Access Control Models

This chapter covers the following topics:

Information Security Principles

Subject and Object Definition

Access Control Fundamentals

Access Control Process

Information Security Roles and Responsibilities

Access Control Types

Access Control Models

Access Control Mechanisms

Identity and Access Control Implementation

One of the foundational topics of information security is access controls. Access controls is a broad term used to define the administrative, physical, and technical controls that regulate the interaction between a subject and an object. More simply, access controls help with defining and enforcing policy for who is authorized to access what and in which way.

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