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access control list

Term · Cybersecurity · MLC-T-CYB-000033

1. A mechanism that implements access control for a system resource by enumerating the system entities that are permitted to access the resource and stating, either implicitly or explicitly, the access modes granted to each entity.

2. A mechanism that implements access control for a system resource by enumerating the identities of the system entities that are permitted to access the resources.

3. A list of entities, together with their access rights, that are authorized to have access to a resource.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CYB-000033
FieldCybersecurity
AbbreviationACL
ReferencesCNSSI 4009-2022 from IETF RFC 4949 Ver 2; NIST SP 800-82r3 from RFC 4949 (adapted); NISTIR 5153; NIST CSRC Glossary
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-000033",
  "term": "access control list",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. A mechanism that implements access control for a system resource by enumerating the system entities that are permitted to access the resource and stating, either implicitly or explicitly, the access modes granted to each entity.\n\n2. A mechanism that implements access control for a system resource by enumerating the identities of the system entities that are permitted to access the resources.\n\n3. A list of entities, together with their access rights, that are authorized to have access to a resource.",
  "abbreviation": "ACL",
  "references": [
    "CNSSI 4009-2022 from IETF RFC 4949 Ver 2",
    "NIST SP 800-82r3 from RFC 4949 (adapted)",
    "NISTIR 5153",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/access-control-list/"
}

Record 33 of 4,693 in Cybersecurity terminology (MLC-0102). Request the full dataset.