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An '''access control system''' |
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| − | + | * is a [[system]] that manage [[physical access]] to buildings, specific areas, [[system]]s, or services. |
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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> |
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| + | * is a "[[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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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 04:47, 6 November 2013
Definition
An access control system
- is a system that manage physical access to buildings, specific areas, systems, or services.
- "grant[s] access to information system resources to authorized users, programs, processes, or other systems."[1]
- is a "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."[2]
References
- ↑ NIST Special Publication 800-36, at 16.
- ↑ Intelligence Community Standard 700-01, at 2.