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Access control design is a cognitively challenging task. Designers or administrators may manually enter access controls. For the large systems, they often prefer to use administrative or IAM tools. They save time, but we think it is not enough for the most sensible systems. A primary difficulty is decision-making rather than data-entry or saving time. A design failure may cost much more than it is acceptable. If a tool improves the decision-making capabilities and the dialogs among the persons of interest, it would result in better designs, while it may save time too! Being an universal simulator of logical access controls is the challenge for Access Road. Just like high-end audio handling the sound reproduction to recreate the concert, simulation becomes an high-end technology when it help to recreate in the human mind the overall design of the IT system. Because the models of access control are so complex and varied, this target is now far to be achieved by Access Road 0.7. However, it is right now a solid ground, providing an efficient, reliable and extensible software:
With Access Road, a new user may use in three hours a built-in simulation like for the MySQL Server. In two days, he will be able to understand and operate on the design of an administrator. In a week, he would simulate one of his favorite software, if it is possible to derive it smoothly from a current simulation. For a software developer, the learning curve is also gradual. In a week, he may copy a simulation to provide a new one with Access Road. In one month, the add-on framework will allow him to design, code, test and document a simple simulation with specific features. In six months, a single developer may produce a complex simulation like for the MySQL server. ®All trademarks are property of their respective holders. Copyright ACCBEE – 22 February 2012
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One-hour tutorial for learning access controls Two-hours tutorial for designing access controls Three-hours tutorial for verifying access controls
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