Authorization
Course: AP® Cybersecurity Shows up in: Unit 5: Securing Applications and Data
Granting an entity permission to have a certain type of access to a resource.
Appears in the course and exam description (CED): 5.2.D.1
Why it matters in Unit 5
Authentication proves who you are; authorization decides what you may do.
Example
Giving the nurses group write access to the shift list.
Learn it properly, with a checkpoint 5.2 Protecting Applications and Data: Managerial Controls and Access Controls