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Definitions of access control lists:

• A file attribute that contains the basic and extended permissions that control access to the file.
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• Typically comprises of a list of principals, a list of resources , and a list of permissions.
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• Rules for packet filters (typically routers) that define which packets to pass and which to block.
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• The access control list (ACL) is a concept in computer security, used to enforce privilege separation. It is a means of determining the appropriate access rights to a given object given certain aspects of the user process that is requesting them, principally the process's user identity (in POSIX, effective UID).
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