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Glossary: Identity and Access Management

RBAC (role-based access control)

Also written: role-based access control, roles

An access control model where permissions belong to job roles and people are put into roles, usually as directory groups. When Mateo joins shipping, Alex just adds him to the shipping group. Watch out: rule-based access control shares the same letters.

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access control modelrole explosionprivilege creep