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SAC System Specification

Element Architecture Tool Suite (EATS)
Tool Suite Infrastructure
SAC System Specification
Original Author: joe.vansteen
Created: Friday, January 25, 2008 - 12:02
Last Changed: Sunday, February 17, 2019 - 16:03
Document ID: AF-EATS-SAC-010
Version: 01.00.002.694

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Introduction to This Document

Purpose

The purpose of this document is to describe the System Specification for the Secure Access Control (SAC) subsystem of the EATS infrastructure. The SAC subsystem is responsible for the implementation of an uniform privacy and security policy within EATS. The policy application relates to both how security concerns are addressed in both inward (sign in, data quality edits, etc.) and outward (sucure communications using public, restricted and varying degrees of confidential documents) focused interactions. The policy is universal and transparent. Components are designed as secure units, originally wholly owned and managed by their creator. Until used in a shared  arrangement, all content has the following rule: it's private, and under the exclusive control of the author.

The objective of the system, to the extent practical, is to honor that policy. Portions of the system, once auding is initiated, which can be identified as suspect in horing that policy, or identified as areas where the policy objectives can be improved, are identified on system audit reports. The logic and rationale for the current implementation is able to be examined by use of routine tracing and diagnostic tools.

Audience

The primary audiences for this document include:

  • Joe Van Steen as the author of the EATS concept.
  • The Architected Futures™ Community of Practice (AFCoP) members.
  • Developers and stakeholders of related systems that may desire to interface with Architected Futures™ technology or products.

 

Organization

This document is organized into the following major divisions:

 

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