Access control with role attribute certificates

摘要

The goal of access control is to counter the threat of unauthorized operations involving computer or communication systems. Role-based access control (RBAC) is a new paradigm for access control, different from the traditional schemes such as the capability scheme or the access control list scheme. To realize the RBAC scheme, we define role attribute certificates following a generic specification in X.509. Our certificate is a vehicle for carrying role-assignment information about a certificate subject.