Role-Based Access Control 2nd edition

This revised edition of the Artech House bestseller, Role-Based Access Control, offers the very latest details on this sophisticated security model aimed at reducing the cost and complexity of security administration for large networked applications. This unique resource covers all facets of RBAC, from its solid model-theoretic foundations to its implementation within commercial products.

Material new to the second edition includes: More comprehensive and updated coverage of access control models; New RBAC standards; Additional in-depth case studies; Discussions on role engineering and the design of role-based systems.

Practical RBAC guidance enables professionals to: Simplify security administration; Manage the review and control of organizational privileges; Specify many types of enterprise security policies; Use RBAC to emulate other access control models; Find frameworks and tools for administering RBAC.

About the Author:
David F. Ferraiolo is a supervisory computer scientist in the Computer Security Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, Maryland

About the Author:
D. Richard Kuhn is a computer scientist in the Computer Security Division of NIST

About the Author:
Ramaswamy Chandramouli is a computer scientist in the Computer Security Division of NIST