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What is Nondiscretionary access control?

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Question added by Shawky Foda , IT Consultant (Information Technology Consultant) , MasterWorks
Date Posted: 2013/06/04
Ameh  Stephen
by Ameh Stephen , Manager (Security, Safety & Risk Mgt) , Four Seasons Hotel, Riyadh

A means of limiting admittance to objects created mainly on organizational or governmental actions.

Patrick Krijnen
by Patrick Krijnen , Casino Security Manager , Bridgeview Entertainment & Gaming

Also known as "mandatory access control", a computer security system for access control.

legborsi kingsley obenade
by legborsi kingsley obenade , security administration , shell pet.dev.co.nig.

the use machine in place of human being.
like various type of electronic access cards.

Deleted user
by Deleted user

This is often called "Mandatory Access Control".
In computer security it is seen as the access control by which the operating system defines access to an operation on an object or target.
Most modern operating systems are MAC enabled.
Next to that this term (method) is used in MLS (Multi Level Secure) systems as a means of restricting access to objects based on the sensitivity (as represented by a label) of the information contained in the objects and the formal authorization (i.e., clearance) of subjects to access information of such sensitivity.
Currently the US Pentagon in planning to implement their data security in this way.

Tarek bacha
by Tarek bacha , Microsoft Certified Trainer , Freelance Trainer

Administrator tightly controls access to all resources for everybody on a network

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