What are the four fundamental principles of access control?

The correct answer is B. Authentication, authorization, confidentiality, and availability. The four fundamental principles of access control are: Authentication (verifying who you are), Authorization (determining what you are allowed to do), Confidentiality (ensuring data is accessible only to those permitted), and Availability (ensuring authorized users can access…

Access Controls Concepts

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AAuthentication, authorization, identification, and accountability
BAuthentication, authorization, confidentiality, and availability
CConfidentiality, integrity, availability, and accountability
DAuthorization, identification, availability, and confidentiality

How the community answered

(32 responses)

A
3% (1)
B
88% (28)
C
3% (1)
D
6% (2)

Explanation

The four fundamental principles of access control are: Authentication (verifying who you are), Authorization (determining what you are allowed to do), Confidentiality (ensuring data is accessible only to those permitted), and Availability (ensuring authorized users can access resources when needed). Option A includes 'identification' and 'accountability'-while these are important security concepts, they are not the four core access control principles. Options C and D mix CIA triad concepts with access control in ways that do not accurately represent the standard framework.

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