WA Computer Science ATAR Year 11: Authentication and access control
Students learn how authentication, permissions, role-based access, access control lists and audit logs control who can reach data, and how to choose controls for a scenario.
One content description from the full WA Computer Science ATAR Year 11 — Network Communications journey. All 15 modules below are in that journey too, with the same content — add just these to a class, or the whole strand.
Modules (15)
1
Authentication vs authorisation
2
Authentication factors
3
Multi-factor authentication
4
OS function: managing user accounts
5
Access levels
6
Reading a permission string like rwxr-x---
7
The principle of least privilege
8
Role-based access control
9
Access control lists
10
Access logs and audit trails
11
Spotting an attack in a log file
12
ISM guideline: network access controls
13
Choosing access controls for a scenario
14
Choosing a solution to counter a threat
15
Explaining how hardware and software control access to data in a network
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