Policy-Based Access Control

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A form of access control that uses an authorization policy that is flexible in the types of evaluated parameters (e.g., identity, role, clearance, operational need, risk, and heuristics).

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NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →

§1: A form of access control that uses an authorization policy that is flexible in the types of evaluated parameters (e.g., identity, role, clearance, operational need, risk, and heuristics).

CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →

§1: A form of access control that uses an authorization policy that is flexible in the types of evaluated parameters (e.g., identity, role, clearance, operational need, risk, and heuristics).