1 00:00:00,380 --> 00:00:01,830 In this section of the course, 2 00:00:01,830 --> 00:00:04,390 we're going to talk about access control. 3 00:00:04,390 --> 00:00:06,660 Access control is the different methods that we use 4 00:00:06,660 --> 00:00:08,510 to secure our data and information 5 00:00:08,510 --> 00:00:10,340 by verifying that a user has permission 6 00:00:10,340 --> 00:00:14,020 to read, write, delete, or otherwise, modify it. 7 00:00:14,020 --> 00:00:15,060 Really, what we're talking about 8 00:00:15,060 --> 00:00:16,380 is all of the different permissions 9 00:00:16,380 --> 00:00:17,690 and rights that people have, 10 00:00:17,690 --> 00:00:19,800 and how we control who can touch what 11 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:21,600 and who can do what with what. 12 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:23,060 Now, when we start talking about this, 13 00:00:23,060 --> 00:00:24,500 we're going to discuss different methods 14 00:00:24,500 --> 00:00:26,020 or types of access control, 15 00:00:26,020 --> 00:00:28,370 as well as how we have different rights, permissions, 16 00:00:28,370 --> 00:00:30,350 and policies that affects our users 17 00:00:30,350 --> 00:00:32,170 and our information on the network. 18 00:00:32,170 --> 00:00:34,610 Now, as we go through, there's lots of different things 19 00:00:34,610 --> 00:00:36,270 that we're going to use for access control. 20 00:00:36,270 --> 00:00:37,440 When you think of that term, 21 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:38,340 are you thinking about how people 22 00:00:38,340 --> 00:00:40,100 are touching files and folders? 23 00:00:40,100 --> 00:00:41,350 Are you thinking about how people have access 24 00:00:41,350 --> 00:00:43,050 to log onto a domain or not? 25 00:00:43,050 --> 00:00:44,140 Are you thinking about how people have access 26 00:00:44,140 --> 00:00:45,950 to get into or out of a building? 27 00:00:45,950 --> 00:00:48,040 Well, all of that is access control, 28 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:52,790 and we're going to discuss a lot of that in this section.