An XML framework for multi-level access control in the enterprise domain

Ioannis Priggouris, Stathes Hadjiefthymiades, Lazaros Merakos

2004

Abstract

Modeling security information has always been a fundamental part of every security system. A robust and flexible model is needed in order to guarantee both the easy management of security information and the efficient implementation of security mechanisms. In this paper, we present an XML-based framework, which can be used for controlling access to computer systems. The framework is mainly targeted to enterprise systems and aims to provide a fine-grained access control infrastructure for securing access to hosted services. The proposed framework supports both role-based and user-based access control on different levels. Although, the discussion focuses mainly on the data model, access control schemes and guidelines for implementing fitting security architectures are also provided.

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in Harvard Style

Priggouris I., Hadjiefthymiades S. and Merakos L. (2004). An XML framework for multi-level access control in the enterprise domain . In Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Security in Information Systems - Volume 1: WOSIS, (ICEIS 2004) ISBN 972-8865-07-4, pages 227-236. DOI: 10.5220/0002675302270236


in Bibtex Style

@conference{wosis04,
author={Ioannis Priggouris and Stathes Hadjiefthymiades and Lazaros Merakos},
title={An XML framework for multi-level access control in the enterprise domain},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Security in Information Systems - Volume 1: WOSIS, (ICEIS 2004)},
year={2004},
pages={227-236},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0002675302270236},
isbn={972-8865-07-4},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Security in Information Systems - Volume 1: WOSIS, (ICEIS 2004)
TI - An XML framework for multi-level access control in the enterprise domain
SN - 972-8865-07-4
AU - Priggouris I.
AU - Hadjiefthymiades S.
AU - Merakos L.
PY - 2004
SP - 227
EP - 236
DO - 10.5220/0002675302270236