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"*": "<tr>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-lineno\">Line 1:</td>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-lineno\">Line 1:</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-deleted\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>Authorization systems are mechanisms that control and enforce access to digital resources, ensuring that only authorized users or entities can perform specific actions. There are several types of authorization systems, each designed for different use cases. Below are some of the most common ones:</div></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"\u2212\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted\"><div><strong>MediaWiki has been installed.</strong></div></td>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-added\"></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-context diff-side-deleted\"><br /></td>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-context diff-side-added\"><br /></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-deleted\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><big>1. Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)</big></div></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"\u2212\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted\"><div>Consult the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.</div></td>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-added\"></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-deleted\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>How It Works: Users are assigned roles, and each role has predefined permissions.</div></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-deleted\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>Use Cases: Enterprise systems, corporate IT environments, cloud platforms.</div></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-deleted\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>Example: In a company, employees may have roles like \"Admin,\" \"Manager,\" or \"Employee,\" each with different levels of access.</div></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-context diff-side-deleted\"><br /></td>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-context diff-side-added\"><br /></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-deleted\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><big>2. Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC)</big></div></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"\u2212\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted\"><div>== Getting started ==</div></td>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-added\"></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-deleted\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>How It Works: Access is granted based on attributes (e.g., user department, location, device type).</div></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"\u2212\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted\"><div>* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list]</div></td>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-added\"></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-deleted\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>Use Cases: Government systems, healthcare, and dynamic cloud environments.</div></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"\u2212\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted\"><div>* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]</div></td>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-added\"></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-deleted\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>Example: A doctor can access patient records only if they are in a hospital and using an authorized device.</div></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"\u2212\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted\"><div>* [https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/mediawiki-announce.lists.wikimedia.org/ MediaWiki release mailing list]</div></td>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-added\"></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-deleted\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><br /></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"\u2212\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted\"><div>* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Localisation#Translation_resources Localise MediaWiki for your language]</div></td>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-added\"></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-deleted\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><big>3. Discretionary Access Control (DAC)</big></div></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"\u2212\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted\"><div>* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Combating_spam Learn how to combat spam on your wiki]</div></td>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-added\"></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-deleted\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>How It Works: Owners of resources (files, databases, etc.) can decide who gets access.</div></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-deleted\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>Use Cases: File-sharing systems, personal computing environments.</div></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-deleted\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>Example: A user can grant read or write permissions to a file they own.</div></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-deleted\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><br /></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-deleted\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><big>4. Mandatory Access Control (MAC)</big></div></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-deleted\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>How It Works: Access is enforced by strict policies defined by a central authority.</div></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-deleted\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>Use Cases: Military, classified government systems.</div></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-deleted\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>Example: A military database classifies documents as \"Top Secret,\" and only users with the correct clearance can access them.</div></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-deleted\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><br /></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-deleted\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><big>5. OAuth 2.0 (Token-Based Authorization)</big></div></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-deleted\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>How It Works: Users authenticate through a provider (Google, Facebook, etc.), and access tokens are issued for authorization.</div></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-deleted\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>Use Cases: Web and mobile applications, API integrations.</div></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-deleted\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>Example: A user logs into a third-party app using their Google account, and Google grants the app permission to access certain user data.</div></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-deleted\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><br /></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-deleted\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><big>6. OpenID Connect (OIDC)</big></div></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-deleted\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>How It Works: An identity layer built on top of OAuth 2.0, allowing authentication and authorization.</div></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-deleted\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>Use Cases: Single Sign-On (SSO) for web applications.</div></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-deleted\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>Example: A user logs into multiple services (email, cloud storage) with one login.</div></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-deleted\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><br /></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-deleted\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><big>7. SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language)</big></div></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-deleted\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>How It Works: Uses XML-based authentication and authorization between identity providers and service providers.</div></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-deleted\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>Use Cases: Enterprise SSO, cloud services.</div></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-deleted\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>Example: A corporate employee logs into multiple applications using their work credentials.</div></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-deleted\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><br /></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-deleted\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><big>8. Zero Trust Authorization</big></div></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-deleted\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>How It Works: No user or device is trusted by default; continuous verification is required.</div></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-deleted\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>Use Cases: Cybersecurity-focused organizations, remote work environments.</div></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-deleted\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>Example: A company requires employees to authenticate every time they access sensitive data, regardless of their network location.</div></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-deleted\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><br /></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-deleted\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><big>9. Blockchain-Based Authorization</big></div></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-deleted\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>How It Works: Uses decentralized identity and cryptographic verification.</div></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-deleted\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>Use Cases: Web3 applications, decentralized finance (DeFi), supply chain security.</div></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-empty diff-side-deleted\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td>\n <td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>Example: A smart contract grants access to specific users based on blockchain-based identity verification.</div></td>\n</tr>\n"
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