Access Control In Data Management Systems

Download or read book Access Control in Data Management Systems written by Elena Ferrari and published by Morgan & Claypool Publishers. This book was released on 2010 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an overview of the various developments in access control for data management systems. Discretionary, mandatory, and role-based access control will be discussed, by surveying the most relevant proposals and analyzing the benefits and drawbacks of each paradigm in view of the requirements of different application domains. Access control mechanisms provided by commercial Data Management Systems are presented and discussed. Finally, the last part of the book is devoted to discussion of some of the most challenging and innovative research trends in the area of access control, such as those related to the Web 2.0 revolution or to the Database as a Service paradigm. --