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Administrative Scope (continued)(best viewed in slide show mode)

Ravi SandhuLaboratory for Information Security Technology

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RHA Conditions for Four Operations

• These conditions always apply• RHA1

• Additional conditions may be imposed• RHA2, RHA3, RHA4

These are allowed to be

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RHA: Add role Y with no children (scope PL1)

Y

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RHA: Insert edge ENG1, Y (scope PL1)

Y

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RHA: Delete edge ENG1, Y (scope PL1)

Y

• outside scope of PL1• so cannot get back to childless Y

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RHA: Add role Y with no parents (scope PL1)

scope of PL1

scope of DIR

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RHA: Add role Y with no parents (scope PL1)

Y

scope of PL1

scope of DIR

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RHA Conditions for Four Operations

• These conditions always apply• RHA1

• Additional conditions may be imposed• RHA2, RHA3, RHA4

These are allowed to be

May not be a good idea, especially for parents

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RHA3

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RHA3

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RHA3: Administrative Scope

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RHA3

S+(PSO1)

S+(DSO)

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RHA3: PSO1 creates Y

S+(PSO1)

S+(DSO)

Y

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RHA3: Consistency Constraints

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RHA4: admin-authority operations

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RHA4: creation of parentless roles not allowed

Forces PSO1 as administrator of X

Should be DSO?

Eliminated from admin-hierarchy