DAC - Discretionary Access Control
DAC - Discretionary Access Control
is a security model that allows the owner of a resource to determine who can access and manipulate that resource.?
- A resource has an ACL (Access Control List), with a list of permissions to users or groups.??
- The usual permissions are: read, write, delete, and execute.??
- It is the user who decides about the permissions.??
- There is no central authority to manage the permissions.??
- Pros: Fine-grained control, simplicity, flexibility??
- Cons: Not suitable for large environments.