An administration concept for the enterprise role-based access control model

  • Authors:
  • Axel Kern;Andreas Schaad;Jonathan Moffett

  • Affiliations:
  • Beta Systems Software AG, Köln, Germany;University of York, York, UK;University of York, York, UK

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the eighth ACM symposium on Access control models and technologies
  • Year:
  • 2003

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Abstract

Using an underlying role-based model for the administration of roles has proved itself to be a successful approach. This paper sets out to describe the enterprise role-based access control model (ERBAC) in the context of SAM Jupiter, a commercial enterprise security management software.We provide an overview of the role-based conceptual model underlying SAM Jupiter. Having established this basis, we describe how the model is used to facilitate a role-based administration approach. In particular, we discuss our notion of 'scopes', which describe the objects over which an administrator has authority. The second part provides a case study based on our real-world experiences in the implementation of role-based administrative infrastructures. Finally, a critical evaluation and comparison with current approaches to administrative role-based access control is provided.