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Group Protection and Single and Temporary Acquired Permission

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Group Protection

  • There are three classes: the user, a trusted working group associated with the user, and the rest of the users.
  • All authorized users are separated into groups.
  • The basis for group membership is need to share. The group members have some common interest and therefore are assumed to have files to share with the other group members.
  • When creating a file, a user defines access rights to the file for the user, for other members of the same group, and for all other users in general.
  • The choices for access rights are a limited set, such as {read, write, execute, delete} . For a particular file, a user might declare read-only access to the general world, read, and write access to the group, and all rights to th…

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User Authentication: Using Passwords

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User Authentication

Authentication mechanisms use any of three qualities to confirm a user՚s identity:

  • Something the user knows: Passwords, PIN numbers, passphrases, a secret handshake, and mother՚s maiden name are examples of what a user may know.
  • Something the user has: Identity badges, physical keys, a driver՚s license, or a uniform are common examples of things people have that make them recognizable.
  • Something the user is: These authenticators, called biometrics, are based on a physical…

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