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Authorization

A concept that can help you make safer digital choices.

  1. The useful idea

    Authorization or authorisation (see spelling differences), in information security, computer security and IAM (Identity and Access Management), is the function of specifying rights/privileges for

  2. How it works

    accessing resources, in most cases through an access policy, and then deciding whether a particular subject has privilege to access a particular resource.

  3. Why it matters

    Examples of subjects include human users, computer software and other hardware on the computer.

Use Authorization to recognize risk and choose the safer digital action.

Use Authorization to recognize risk and choose the safer digital action.

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  • How it works
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  • Why it matters

Authorization or authorisation (see spelling differences), in information security, computer security and IAM (Identity and Access Management), is the function of specifying rights/privileges for

EvergreenLast verified 2026-07-19

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