Rbac Glossary

Browse 6 rbac terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.

6 Rbac Terms

Authorization
Authorization is the process of determining what an authenticated user, service, or system is permitted to do, controlling access to resources and operations....
Role Engineering
The design of reusable roles and their permissions so access can be assigned consistently and according to job function rather than individually by exception....
Role Explosion
A situation in which a role-based access control system accumulates too many narrow, overlapping, or exception-driven roles to manage effectively. Role...
Role Mapping
The process of connecting external groups, attributes, or business functions to internal application or system roles. Role mapping is common in federation,...
Role Mining
The analysis of existing permission assignments and usage patterns to discover candidate roles or simplify a role-based access control model. Role mining is...
Role Separation
The deliberate division of responsibilities and permissions across different roles so no single person or system can complete a sensitive workflow alone. Role...

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