Access controls are mechanisms that manage how resources are accessed and by whom. Here are some common types of access controls:
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Permissions are assigned to specific roles rather than to individuals. Users are then assigned to these roles.
E.g. In a company, there...
The terms “fail open”, “fail close”, "Fail Safe", "Failover" describe how systems behave when they encounter a failure or unexpected event. These concepts are crucial to maintain either availability or ensure security depending on the requirements of the specific context.
Fail Open
A system that fails...
Log4j is a widely-used Java-based library developed by Apache Software Foundation that’s designed to enable developers log various levels of information (trace, debug, info, warn, error, and fatal) from their applications for troubleshooting and monitoring purposes. It has appenders that are responsible for determining...