access controls
Who gets in
Access controls are mechanisms that regulate who can view, use, or modify a resource.
In computing, they determine which users can read files, run programs, or enter systems: The database has strict access controls.
Physical access controls include locks, keycards, and security checkpoints.
The term often appears in discussions of security policy and data protection.
Official allowances granted
- rolesPositions or functions held
- privilegesRights granted to some
- credentialsEvidence of qualification or identity
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
clearance · grants · entitlements · delegation · capabilities · scope · policy · enforcement
Body-based identity verification
- encryptionConverting data into code
- firewallNetwork access control system
- passwordAuthentication string
- tokenRepresentative placeholder
login · multi-factor · smart card · VPN · audit trail · cybersecurity · PIN · RFID
Obstruction preventing passage
- lockMechanism requiring a key
- fenceBoundary structure between properties
- guardWatchful defensive attention
- turnstileRotating single-passage barrier
gate · keypad · badge reader · mantrap · security door · checkpoint · guardhouse · visitor log
Bound on extent
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
regulation · suppression · interdiction · allow list · blacklist · whitelist · quota · throttling
permissions
Official allowances granted
- rolesPositions or functions held
- privilegesRights granted to some
- credentialsEvidence of qualification or identity
authentication · clearance · grants · entitlements · delegation · capabilities · scope · policy · enforcement · compliance
biometrics
Body-based identity verification
- encryptionConverting data into code
- firewallNetwork access control system
- passwordAuthentication string
token · login · multi-factor · smart card · VPN · audit trail · cybersecurity · PIN · RFID · key card
barrier
Obstruction preventing passage
- lockMechanism requiring a key
- fenceBoundary structure between properties
- guardWatchful defensive attention
turnstile · gate · keypad · badge reader · mantrap · security door · checkpoint · guardhouse · visitor log · deadbolt
limitation
Bound on extent
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
containment · regulation · suppression · interdiction · allow list · blacklist · whitelist · quota · throttling · geofencing
- data governancedata quality, data integrity, custodian, ownership, data dictionary
- securitysecurity guard, security cameras, alarm system, security system, lock
- defenseswall, walls, fence, gate, barrier
- privacyprivacy, private, seclusion, confidentiality, solitude
- security devicessecurity camera, alarm, security key, security badge, vault doors
- settingssetting, default, settings, template, configure
access controlsopen access
Free public scholarly content
open admission · free access · public access · open door policy · permissionless
access controlssecurity breach
Unauthorized penetration of protected systems
access controlsuniversal access
Unrestricted entry for all
excess, access, accessible, controls, inaccessible, accessibility, accessed, accessing, access control