access control list

A list that identifies the users who can access the associated object and that specifies the user's access rights to that object.

1. In security, a list of entities, together with their access rights, that are authorized to access a resource. 2. [A] mechanism implementing discretionary and/or mandatory access control between subjects and objects. [INFOSEC-99] 3. A list associated with an object specifying the access rights of subjects to that object [CESG]. 4. A set of control attributes. It is a list, associated with a security object or group of security objects. The list contains the names of security subjects and the type of access that may be granted [ECMATR46]. 5. A list of entities, together with their access rights which are authorized to have access to a resource [7498-2]. 6. Discretionary access control mechanism associated with an object, consisting of a list of entries, where each entry is a subject identifier coupled with a set of access permissions [POSIX.6].