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NIST SP 800-162

Guide to Attribute Based Access Control (ABAC) Definition and Considerations

Date Published: January 2014 (includes updates as of 02-25-2019)

Supersedes: SP 800-162 (01/16/2014)

Author(s)

Vincent Hu (NIST), David Ferraiolo (NIST), Richard Kuhn (NIST), Adam Schnitzer (BAH), Kenneth Sandlin (MITRE), Robert Miller (MITRE), Karen Scarfone (Scarfone Cybersecurity)

Abstract

Keywords

access control; access control mechanism; access control model; access control policy; attribute based access control (ABAC); authorization; privilege
Control Families

Access Control

Documentation

Publication:
SP 800-162 (Includes updates as of Feb. 25, 2019) (pdf)

Supplemental Material:
None available

Document History:
02/25/19: SP 800-162 (Final)

Topics

Security and Privacy

access authorization, access control