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-====== Acronyms ====== 
-//There are many, many different acronyms in projects such as RSBAC. This page lists most important ones, directly or not directely releated to RSBAC// 
  
-//Note that you often have acronyms underlined in the website. By moving your mouse cursor over them, you can get a direct description.//​ 
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-== General == 
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-^Acronym ^Meaning ^Description ^ 
-|RSBAC|Rule Set Based Access Control|Free open source access control solution :)| 
-|REG|Registration Facility|Allows easy registration of new modules/​plug-ins for RSBAC.| 
-|AEF|Access control Enforcement Facility|RSBAC'​s part of the framework enforcing the access control decision. (allow, deny, etc.)| 
-|ADF|Access control Decision Facility|RSBAC'​s part of the framework deciding about every access, includes all decision modules.| 
-|SO|Security Officer|Sometimes ''​secoff'',​ the user usually taking care of the security attributes.| 
-|DAC|Discretionary Access Control|Usually default Linux'​s access control, leave the access right control at the discretion of the user.| 
-|ACI|Access Control Information|Target related meta data like attributes and other meta data like role definitions.| 
-|ACC|Access Control Context|Decision relevant context data from the kernel environment.| 
-|ACE|Access Control Entry|Attribute storing the ACI.| 
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-== Modules == 
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-^Acronym ^Meaning ^Description ^ 
-|AUTH|Authenticated User|Controls user authentification,​ user id changes.| 
-|UM|User Management|In kernel user management. Replaces traditional shadow-based passwords.| 
-|RC|Role Compatibility|Put subjects into roles, with access to only certain types. Very powerfull.| 
-|ACL|Access Control List|Lists of simple access control information rights, per subject.| 
-|MAC|Mandatory Access Control (Bell-LaPadula)|Enforces access contol per immutable security level.| 
-|PAX|Protection Against eXecution, or PAge Exec|Various memory protections,​ NX emulation, address space randomisation.| 
-|DAZ|Dazuko|Antivirus interface for RSBAC, using Dazuko.| 
-|CAP|Linux Capabilities|Control Linux'​s Posix Capabilities implementation (net raw, dac override, etc.).| 
-|JAIL|Jail:​)|Confines subjects into an hermetic jail, like an improved chroot.| 
-|RES|Resources|Control Linux'​s resource limits (CPU time per user, etc.).| 
-|FF|File Flags|Simple attribute flags per file/​directory.| 
-|PM|Privacy Module|Takes care of user's privacy, and private data.| 
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documentation/acronyms.txt · Last modified: 2006/05/02 15:40 (external edit)

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