Comparative Study of Access Control Methods in Enterprise Information Systems, Based on RBAC, ABAC, and TBAC policies

Authors

  • Marcel Danilescu Danubius University of Galati

Keywords:

Users; operations; actions; objects; roles; trust; attribute

Abstract

Controlling access to a company’s IT systems is a way to ensure that users are the ones who
say they are and have proper access to company data and documents. At a high level, controlling access
to a company’s data and applications is a selective restriction on access to data. It consists of two main
components: authentication and authorization. Authentication is used to confirm that someone is the
claimant, and this is not enough for themselves to ensure data protection. Authorization is additional
levels which determines which user should be allowed access to data or perform an action (operation /
transaction). For their implementation, several authentication and authorization methods have been
created, of which, within this study, we approach, Role Based Access Control (RBAC), Attribute-based
access control (ABAC) and Trust-based access control (TBAC). This study makes a comparative
analysis on the principles underlying RBAC (Role Based Access Control), ABAC (Attribute-based
access control) and TBAC (Trust-based access control) and the ways of application and collaboration
between them.

Author Biography

Marcel Danilescu, Danubius University of Galati

PhD in progress

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2021-02-03

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Performance and Risks in the European Economy