Discretionary access control (DAC)
Also called: DAC
Course: AP® Cybersecurity Shows up in: Unit 5: Securing Applications and Data
An access control model where subjects set the access other subjects have to objects they own; administrators can override.
Appears in the course and exam description (CED): 5.2.C.4
Why it matters in Unit 5
The owner decides.
Example
A student gives her project group edit access to a slideshow she created, then removes one teammate.
Learn it properly, with a checkpoint 5.2 Protecting Applications and Data: Managerial Controls and Access Controls