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Guidelines for Access Control System Evaluation Metrics

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Author(s)

Chung Tong Hu, Karen Scarfone

Abstract

The purpose of this document is to provide Federal agencies with background information on access control (AC) properties, and to help access control experts improve their evaluation of the highest security AC systems. This document discusses the administration, enforcement, performance, and support properties of AC mechanisms that are embedded in each AC system. (Even though this document covers most of the essential AC properties, the listed properties are not necessarily complete.) This document extends the information in NIST IR 7316, Assessment of Access Control Systems [NISTIR 7316], which demonstrates the fundamental concepts of policy, models, and mechanisms of AC systems.
Citation
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 7874
Report Number
7874

Keywords

Access Control, Authorization, Policy, Computer Security

Citation

, C. and Scarfone, K. (2012), Guidelines for Access Control System Evaluation Metrics, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.7874 (Accessed March 28, 2024)
Created September 14, 2012, Updated June 9, 2020