Delegation (computer security)

Delegation is the process of a computer user handing over their authentication credentials to another user. ^[1]

4 relations: Access control, Authentication, Authorization, Role-based access control.

Access control

In the fields of physical security and information security, access control (AC) is the selective restriction of access to a place or other resource.

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Authentication

Authentication (from authentikos, "real, genuine", from αὐθέντης authentes, "author") is the act of confirming the truth of an attribute of a single piece of data claimed true by an entity.

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Authorization

Authorization is the function of specifying access rights/privileges to resources related to information security and computer security in general and to access control in particular.

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Role-based access control

In computer systems security, role-based access control (RBAC) is an approach to restricting system access to authorized users.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delegation_(computer_security)

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