User

Contexts

Computer Science, IAM

Term

User

Alternative Forms

USR Acronym

Definitions

Generally designates human beings “behind” subjects, where subjects designate the processes acting on behalf of human beings. Often mistakenly used to designate a principal or subject.

Related Terms

Quotes

The first component of the model, users, are defined to be human beings in the ANSI standard [6]. This differs from classical access control models where the entity trying to access objects is called a subject, and is considered to be a process acting on behalf of a user.

(Osborn, 2007, p. 56)

User: Individual or (system) process authorized to access an information system.

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