access control

selective restriction of access to a place or other resource, allowing only authorized users
Intangible method Q228502
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access control

Summary

access control is a method[1]. It draws 767 Wikipedia views per month (method category, ranking #56 of 415).[2]

Key Facts

  • access control's instance of is recorded as method[3].
  • access control's instance of is recorded as computer security model[4].
  • access control is a type of Security System[5].
  • access control is a type of technical activity[6].
  • access control is a type of security control[7].
  • access control's Commons category is recorded as Access control systems[8].
  • access control comprises authorization[9].
  • access control's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Access control[10].
  • access control's facet of is recorded as information technology[11].
  • access control's described by source is recorded as Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems, 2nd edition[12].
  • access control's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/access-control[13].
  • access control's different from is recorded as authorization[14].
  • access control's different from is recorded as Q124409525[15].
  • access control's ACM Classification Code is recorded as 10002993[16].
  • access control's has goal is recorded as control[17].
  • access control's class of object is recorded as access[18].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include method[3] and computer security model[4]. Recorded subclass of include Security System[5], technical activity[6], and security control[7].

Use and Application

access control comprises authorization[9].

Why It Matters

access control draws 767 Wikipedia views per month (method category, ranking #56 of 415).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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