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Access control list

nounid 1395·updated May 9, 2026
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An internal computerized table of access rules regarding the levels of computer access permitted to logon IDs and computer terminals Scope Note: Also referred to as access control tables

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Attested in

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 - Protecting CUI in Nonfederal Systems1 citation · 1 machine-matched · observed 2026-09-01 under anchor/0.9/36451/2026-09-01
03.01.05.d ¶ 1

Classifications

Entity Type

Control92%rule-basedr:entity.control.safeguard.v1

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

acronym
ACL
plural
Access control lists
possessive
Access control list's
pluralpossessive
Access control lists'

Framework definitions

SANS Glossary of Security Terms1 senseview framework →
§1
A mechanism that implements access control for a system resource by listing the identities of the system entities that are permitted to access the resource.
ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary1 senseview framework →
§1
An internal computerized table of access rules regarding the levels of computer access permitted to logon IDs and computer terminals Scope Note: Also referred to as access control tables
NIST SP 800-171r31 senseview framework →
§1 · attested_usage_pack_match
No definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 1 citation in that document; a definition is pending curation.
Increment 2: attested in 800-171r3 without a glossary definition.
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
An internal computerized table of access rules regarding the levels of computer access permitted to logon IDs and computer terminals Scope Note: Also referred to as access control tables
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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