Delegation (computer security)

Delegation is the process of a computer user handing over its authentication credentials to another user.[1][2] In role-based access control models, delegation of authority involves delegating roles that a user can assume or the set of permissions that the user can acquire, to other users.

  1. ^ Barka, E., Sandhu, R.: A role-based delegation model and some extensions. In: Proceedings of 16th Annual Computer Security Application Conference, New Orleans, U.S.A. (December 2000)
  2. ^ A mechanism for identity delegation at authentication level, N Ahmed, CD Jensen - Proceedings of the 14th Nordic Conference …, 2009 - portal.acm.org, 2009