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"Authorized" redirects here. For the 2007 Epsom Derby winner, see Authorized (horse).Authorization is the function of specifying access rights to resources, which is related to information security and computer security in general and to access control in particular. More formally, "to authorize" is to define access policy. For example, HR staff are normally authorized to access employee records, and this policy is usually formalized as access control rules in a computer system. During operation, the system uses the access control rules to decide whether access requests from (authenticated) consumers shall be granted or rejected. Resources include individual files' or items' data, computer programs, computer devices and functionality provided by computer applications. Examples of consumers are computer users, computer programs and other devices on the computer.
Contents
- 1 Overview
- 2 Confusion
- 3 Related Interpretations
- 3.1 Public policy
- 3.2 Banking
- 3.3 Publishing
- 4 References
- 5 See also
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