Mandatory access control (MAC)
Also called: MAC model
Course: AP® Cybersecurity Shows up in: Unit 5: Securing Applications and Data
An access control model with strict rules for what each subject level may do to objects above, at or below its level; an external administrator assigns levels.
Appears in the course and exam description (CED): 5.2.C.5
Why it matters in Unit 5
Used where classification labels rule, such as government and military.
Example
Secret, Top Secret and Confidential labels on people and files.
Learn it properly, with a checkpoint 5.2 Protecting Applications and Data: Managerial Controls and Access Controls