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Definitions of mandatory access control:

A means of restricting access to objects based on the sensitivity (as represented by a label) of the information contained in the objects and the formal authorization (ie, clearance) of subjects to access information of such sensitivity.
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Check the validity of credentials that validate aspects that the user cannot control (eg, IP address, host name).
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A means of restricting access to objects that is based on fixed security attributes assigned to users and to files and other objects. The controls are mandatory in the sense that they cannot be modified by users or their programs. (Stallings, 1995) (as cited in the HISB draft Glossary of Terms Related to Information Security In Health care Information Systems). A type of access control on the matrix.
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Mandatory Access Control (MAC) is a technique to protect and contain computer processes, data, and system devices from mis-use. This may extend or replace discretionary access control for file system permissions and the concepts of users and groups. The most important feature is that the user can not fully control the access to resources that they create. ...
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