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Selective restriction of access

In physical security and information security, access control (AC) is the action of deciding whether a subject should be granted or denied access to an object. The act of accessing may mean consuming, entering, or using. It is often used interchangeably with authorization, although the authorization may be granted well in advance of the access control decision. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: Access controlA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: An Automatic Attribute-Based Access Control Policy Extraction From Access LogsInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Advanced Computing and Systems for SecurityThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Determinants of Perceived Ease of Use: Integrating Control, Intrinsic Motivation, and Emotion into the Technology Acceptance ModelCited 4,618 times
  5. Go sideways: IP access controllerA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Electronic lockA closely related topic

📖 Definitions

Noun The practice of restricting entrance to a property, a building, or a room to authorized persons.

Noun Permitting or denying the use of a particular resource.

🗂️ The subject at a glance

  1. Physical security
  2. Computer security
  3. Telecommunications
  4. Public policy

🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

🆕 Influential since 2022

📚 Books worth reading

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