TY - JOUR TI - Role-based access control models AU - Ravi Sandhu AU - Edward J. Coyne AU - H.L. Feinstein AU - Charles E. Youman PY - 1996 JO - Computer DO - 10.1109/2.485845 UR - https://doi.org/10.1109/2.485845 AB - Security administration of large systems is complex, but it can be simplified by a role-based access control approach. This article explains why RBAC is receiving renewed attention as a method of security administration and review, describes a framework of four reference models developed to better understand RBAC and categorizes different implementations, and discusses the use of RBAC to manage itself. ER -