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== Definition == |
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⚫ | * "[[system]] of physical, [[electronic]] and/or human controls used to [[identify]] and/or admit [[authorized]] personnel to a facility or controlled area, e.g., [[Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility]] ([[SCIF]]) or internal compartmented area."<ref>[[Intelligence Community Standard 700-01]], at 2.</ref> |
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+ | * "[a] set of [[procedure]]s and/or [[process]]es, normally [[automated]], which allows [[access]] to a controlled area or to [[information]] to be controlled, in accordance with pre-established [[policies]] and [[rule]]s.<ref>[[NIST Special Publication 800-152]].</ref> |
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* "grant[s] [[access]] to [[information system resource]]s to [[authorized user]]s, [[program]]s, [[process]]es, or other [[system]]s."<ref>[[NIST Special Publication 800-36]], at 16.</ref> |
* "grant[s] [[access]] to [[information system resource]]s to [[authorized user]]s, [[program]]s, [[process]]es, or other [[system]]s."<ref>[[NIST Special Publication 800-36]], at 16.</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
Revision as of 04:38, 8 May 2017
Definition
An access control system is a
- system that manage physical access to buildings, specific areas, systems, or services.
- "system of physical, electronic and/or human controls used to identify and/or admit authorized personnel to a facility or controlled area, e.g., Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) or internal compartmented area."[1]
- "[a] set of procedures and/or processes, normally automated, which allows access to a controlled area or to information to be controlled, in accordance with pre-established policies and rules.[2]
An access control system
- "grant[s] access to information system resources to authorized users, programs, processes, or other systems."[3]