Identity-Based Access Control

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

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Access control based on the identity of the user (typically relayed as a characteristic of the process acting on behalf of that user) where access authorizations to specific objects are assigned based on user identity.

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Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Entity Type

Control95%rule-basedr:entity.control.safeguard.v1

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

3 surface forms

plural: Identity-Based Access Controls
possessive: Identity-Based Access Control's
pluralpossessive: Identity-Based Access Controls'

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