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An Introduction to ABAC


Description

Who gets access—and why?

Follow Dr Lee through a series of access decisions. Discover why successful sign-in is only the beginning, how roles help, and how attributes and policies determine what someone may do.

YOUR LEARNING PATH
1. Understand the decision.
2. Compare access-control models.
3. Build the request with attributes.
4. Test the rule against practical scenarios.
5. Practise, then take the final assessment.

New to ABAC? No product installation or coding experience is needed. Complete all four lessons, the practice quiz and the final assessment. The final pass mark is 80%.

CURRENT FOCUS: Learn the access-decision model. Ownership, assignment, department and shift examples state their own rules; do not merge separate exercises into an unstated policy.

PLAN YOUR TIME: 40–60 minutes. This is an initial planning allowance to validate in a learner pilot.

NEXT IN THE LEARNING PATH: XACML 101: From ABAC Concepts to Policy Decisions.

Content
  • 1. Authorization fundamentals
  • 2. Access-control models and RBAC limits
  • Activity — identity, roles and control models
  • 3. Attributes, policies and externalized authorization
  • Activity — assemble Lee’s request
  • 4. Apply ABAC: identify attributes and evaluate requests
  • 5. Practice quiz — ABAC foundations
  • 6. Final assessment — Introduction to ABAC
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed