RFC 2196:Site Security Handbook
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authorization


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... Authorization ...
... Authorization refers to the process of granting privileges to processes and, ultimately, users. This differs from authentication ...
... identified (reliably), the privileges, rights, property, and permissible actions of the user are determined by authorization. ...
... process) with respect to all resources (objects) is impossible in a reasonable system. In a real system certain techniques are used to simplify the process of granting and checking authorization(s). ...
... Don't allow users to install a modem line without proper authorization. This includes temporary installations (e.g., plugging a modem into a facsimile ...



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