Authorization

Business

Banking

The issuance of approval, by a credit card issuer, merchant, or other affiliate, to complete a credit card transaction.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency — Dictionary of Banking Terms and Phrases
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, U.S. Department of the Treasury — Dictionary of Banking Terms and Phrases retrieved 2014-05-16

Business› Finance

Personal Finance

The issuance of approval, by a credit card issuer, merchant, or other affiliate, to complete a credit card transaction.

National Credit Union Administration — Pocket Cents Glossary retrieved 2014-05-16

Law

A statutory provision that obligates funding for a program or agency. An authorization may be effective for one year, a fixed number of years, or an indefinite period. An authorization may be for a definite amount of money or for "such sums as may be necessary." The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization and then appropriation.

United States Senate — Senate Glossary

Science

Water

An act by the Congress of the United States which authorizes use of public funds to carry out a prescribed action.

Bureau of Reclamation — Bureau of Reclamation Glossary

Technology› Collaboration

SharePoint

The process of granting a person, computer process, or device access to certain information, services or functionality. Authorization is derived from the identity of the person, computer process, or device requesting access, which is verified through authentication.

Microsoft — SharePoint Portal Server 2003 IT Documentation Glossary

Technology› Operating System› Microsoft Windows› Microsoft Windows Server

Microsoft Active Directory

The process of granting a person, computer process, or device access to certain information, services, or functionality. Authorization is derived from the identity of the person, computer process, or device requesting access, which is verified through authentication.

GuardianEdge Technologies — Active Directory Glossary

Technology› Programming

Java

The process by which access to a method or resource is determined. Authorization depends on the determination of whether the principal associated with a request through authentication is in a given security role. A security role is a logical grouping of users defined by the person who assembles the application. A deployer maps security roles to security identities. Security identities may be principals or groups in the operational environment.

Sun Microsystems — Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) 1.4 Glossary

See access control.

Sun Microsystems — Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) Glossary

Technology

Security

The official management decision given by a senior agency official to authorize operation of an information system and to explicitly accept the risk to agency operations (including mission, functions, image, or reputation), agency assets, or individuals, based on the implementation of an agreed-upon set of security controls.

NIST — Glossary of Key Information Security Terms

Technology

Telecommunications

1. The rights granted to a user to access, read, modify, insert, or delete certain data, or to execute certain programs. 2. Access privileges granted to a user, program, or process. [INFOSEC-99] 3. The granting of access to a security object [ECMATR46]. 4. The process by which an access control decision is made and enforced [ECMA138]. 5. The granting of rights, which includes the granting of access based on access rights [7498-2].

ATIS — ATIS Telecom Glossary 2007