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Extensible Access Control Markup Language (XACML) and Next Generation Access Control (NGAC)

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Author(s)

David F. Ferraiolo, Ramaswamy Chandramouli, David R. Kuhn, Chung Tong Hu

Abstract

Extensible Access Control Markup Language (XACML) and Next Generation Access Control (NGAC) are very different attribute based access control standards with similar goals and objectives. An objective of both is to provide a standardized way for expressing and enforcing vastly diverse access control policies in support of various types of data services. The two standards differ with respect to the manner in which access control policies and attributes are specified and managed, and decisions are computed and enforced. This paper is presented as a consolidation and refinement of public draft NIST SP 800-178 [21], describing, and comparing these two standards.
Proceedings Title
ABAC'16: 2016 ACM International Workshop on Attribute Based Access Control Proceedings
Conference Dates
March 11, 2016
Conference Location
New Orleans, LA
Conference Title
1st ACM Workshop on Attribute Based Access Control
Pub Type
Conferences

Download Paper

https://doi.org/10.1145/2875491.2875496

Keywords

ABAC, XACML, NGAC, Policy Machine, Access Control
Identity and access management and Documentary standards

Citation

Ferraiolo, D. , Chandramouli, R. , Kuhn, D. and , C. (2016), Extensible Access Control Markup Language (XACML) and Next Generation Access Control (NGAC), ABAC'16: 2016 ACM International Workshop on Attribute Based Access Control Proceedings, New Orleans, LA, [online], https://doi.org/10.1145/2875491.2875496 (Accessed October 22, 2025)

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Created March 11, 2016, Updated November 10, 2018
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