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access control

Selective restriction of access to a place or other resource, allowing only authorized users

Entitymethod computer security modelQ228502

Instance of: method
, computer security model
Subclass of: security system
, technical activity
, security control

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In physical security and information security, access control (AC) is the action of deciding whether a subject should be granted or denied access to an object. The act of accessing may mean consuming, entering, or using. It is often used interchangeably with authorization, although the authorization may be granted well in advance of the access control decision.

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ACM Classification Code (2012): 10002993
Members / parts: authorization
Different from: authorization
Q124409525
Has goal: control criterion used: access
Class of object(s) of occurrence: access
Facet of: information technology

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AIDB. (2026). access control (Q228502). Retrieved from https://aidb.si/e/access-control-Q228502