General Network Access
When you are working with information security, the heart and soul of security is controlling access to objects. All other security measures and techniques are pointless if the objects they are meant to protect have no access controls.
Gaining access to network resources is based on identification through authentication, proving that you are you, requesting access, and being granted the requested access.
Access control
Access control encompasses the security controls, processes, or procedures whereby access to specific objects is either granted or denied based on pre-established policies or rules. Access control is made up of many different parts, but at its roots it is a very simple concept. The goal of access control ...
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