Access Control (ACL)

5 steps to RBAC

• Role-based access control
• The idea of assigning system access to users based on their role within an organization
• The system needs of a given workforce are analyzed, with users grouped into roles based on common job responsibilities and system access needs
• Access is then assigned to each person based strictly on their role assignment
• With tight adherence to access requirements established for each role, access management becomes much easier

RBAC at RackSpace

• RBAC is a secure method of restricting account access to authorized users
• RBAC gives customers a greater degree of control over cloud resource use, with an additional layer of system security
• Account owner - The account owner is the primary contact for the account and has full permissions to execute all capabilities for every product available. Each account has a single account owner
  • Create new users, modify existing users, and delete users
  • Make changes to contacts, including the billing contact
• Account user - The account user is a user who has been added by the account owner and has been assigned to specific product or account roles

Additional Resources

• Wiki - RBAC

Watch

• RBAC Tutorial