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Role-Based Access Control for Mobile Computing and Applications

Role-Based Access Control for Mobile Computing and Applications

Yaira K. Rivera Sánchez, Steven A. Demurjian, Joanne Conover, Thomas P. Agresta, Xian Shao, Michael Diamond
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 24
ISBN13: 9781799804178|ISBN10: 1799804178|EISBN13: 9781799804185
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-0417-8.ch013
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Sánchez, Yaira K. Rivera, et al. "Role-Based Access Control for Mobile Computing and Applications." Information Diffusion Management and Knowledge Sharing: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2020, pp. 253-276. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-0417-8.ch013

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Sánchez, Y. K., Demurjian, S. A., Conover, J., Agresta, T. P., Shao, X., & Diamond, M. (2020). Role-Based Access Control for Mobile Computing and Applications. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Information Diffusion Management and Knowledge Sharing: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice (pp. 253-276). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-0417-8.ch013

Chicago

Sánchez, Yaira K. Rivera, et al. "Role-Based Access Control for Mobile Computing and Applications." In Information Diffusion Management and Knowledge Sharing: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 253-276. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-0417-8.ch013

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Abstract

The proliferation of mobile devices has changed the way that individuals access digital information with desktop applications now performed seamlessly in mobile applications. Mobile applications related to healthcare, finance/banking, etc., have highly sensitive data where unsecure access could have serious consequences. This chapter demonstrates an approach to Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) for mobile applications that allows an information owner to define who can do what by role, which is then enforced within a mobile application's infrastructure (UI, API, server/database). Towards this objective, the chapter: motivates the usage of RBAC for mobile applications; generalizes the structure and components of a mobile application so that it can be customized by role; defines a configurable framework of locations where RBAC can be realized in a mobile application's infrastructure; and, proposes an approach that realizes RBAC for mobile security. To demonstrate, the proposed RBAC approach is incorporated into the Connecticut Concussion Tracker mobile application.

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