Mandatory access control

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

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A means of restricting access to objects based on the sensitivity (as represented by a security label) of the information contained in the objects and the formal authorization (i.e., clearance, formal access approvals, and need-to-know) of subjects to access information of such sensitivity.

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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

4 surface forms

acronym: MAC
plural: Mandatory access controls
possessive: Mandatory access control's
pluralpossessive: Mandatory access controls'

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