Automated Framework for Access Control Systems
A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Computer Science & Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 6131
Special Issue Editors
Interests: access control; model-based specification and testing; security and privacy testing and assessment
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Dear Colleagues,
The trustworthiness of (personal) data is becoming a stringent need for industrial and research products and solutions. In this context, access control systems are fundamental building blocks for guaranteeing the cybersecurity properties of systems, ecosystems, and systems of systems. They are the key mechanisms for managing (personal) data and resources access and guaranteeing their privacy and confidentiality, as well as the lawfulness of their processing.
However, correct and compliant access management is an expensive and error-prone process that calls for the adoption of automated solutions and proposals. It also requires a significant reduction of the development effort in terms of time and costs, and an improvement of the accountability, usability, and trustworthiness of access control systems.
Therefore, there is a need for research and industrial activities focused on (automated) facilities and frameworks applicable during all phases of the access control development lifecycle. Specifically, the conceived automated proposals should target the planning, specification, design, implementation, validation and verification, deployment, and maintenance of the access control systems.
The aim of this Special Issue is to gather the latest research and industrial results concerning theories, methodologies, techniques, and new solutions in the access control domain. Researchers, experts, and scholars from both industry and academia are encouraged to present their recent achievements, joint collaborations, and research directions in this area.
Dr. Eda Marchetti
Dr. Said Daoudagh
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Lifecycle automation
- Data protection and privacy
- Cybersecurity and privacy
- Modelling and automation
- Interoperability and context awareness
- Policy specification, implementation and testing
- Usability and trustworthiness
- Accountability and compliance
- Monitoring and logging
- Validation and verification
- Legal aspects
- Perspectives, challenges, opportunities, and issues in access control automation
- Specific domains such as:
- IoT, big data, cloud computing
- Cyber-physical systems/ecosystems/systems of systems
- Safety-critical systems/ecosystems/systems of systems
- Smart environments, automotive, healthcare environments
- Education and social networks
- Defense and military
- etc.
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