Access Control Lecture 3 Quiz

Access control is the mechanism that specifies what users on a system can or cannot do.

The components of access control are objects, subjects, and access modes.

Discretionary Access Control allows the resource owner to specify which subjects can access resources.

<p>The most common implementation of DAC is through Access Control Lists (ACLs).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mandatory Access Control enforces access control based on security labels and predefined security policies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Role Based Access Control assigns access rights to roles rather than individual users.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To protect large amounts of information in environments where data and users can be clearly classified.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Based on the roles that individual users have within an organization.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>One user cannot arbitrarily access another user's files in an operating system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Personal information can have different access levels: private, friends-only, and public.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Control the kinds of content users can view in the browser.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Only the administrators of the system.</p> Signup and view all the answers