Security Access Control

Security Access Control is the practice of defining, implementing, and enforcing who can access what resources (files, APIs, databases, infrastructure) when, under what conditions, and what they can do once they have access. It encompasses identity management (user accounts), authentication (login, MFA), authorization (permissions and roles), and policy enforcement (least-privilege, audit trails). Access control spans from low-level file permissions to high-level organizational policy. A complete access control system includes identity providers (Okta, Azure AD), authorization layers (OAuth, SAML), role-based access control (RBAC), attribute-based access control (ABAC), policy enforcement (Open Policy Agent), and audit logging.