XACML stands for eXtensible Access Control Markup Language. It is a declarative access control policy language implemented in XML and a processing model, describing how to interpret the policies. This book is your ultimate resource for XACML. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, analysis, background and everything you need to know. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about XACML right away, covering: XACML, AAA protocol, Information technology security audit, Automated information systems security, Canary trap, CBL Index, CESG Claims Tested Mark, Chroot, Commercial Product Assurance, Common Criteria Testing Laboratory, Composite Blocking List, Computer forensics, Computer security policy, Computer Underground Digest, Cryptographic Module Testing Laboratory, Control system security, Cyber security standards, Cyber spying, Cyber-security regulation, Defense in depth (computing), Department of Defense Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process, Department of Defense Information Technology Security Certification and Accreditation Process, Differentiated security, DShield, Dynablock, Enterprise Privacy Authorization Language, Evaluation Assurance Level, Exit procedure, Filesystem permissions, Full disclosure, Fuzz testing, Google hacking, Hardening (computing), Host protected area, Identity management, Internet ethics, Intruder detection, Labeled Security Protection Profile, Erik Laykin, Mobile device forensics, MyNetWatchman, National Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process, National Information Assurance Training and Education Center, National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace, Need to know, Network security policy, Not Just Another Bogus List, Off-site data protection, Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language, Patch Tuesday, Penetration test, Presumed security, Privilege revocation, Privilege separation, Protection mechanism, Protection Profile, Responsible disclosure, RISKS Digest, Same origin policy, Schneier's law, Secure attention key, Secure by default, Secure error messages in software systems, Security controls, Security management, Security Target, Security through obscurity, Security-evaluated operating system, Setuid, Shibboleth (computer security), Software forensics, System High Mode, System Security Authorization Agreement, Trust negotiation, Trusted computing base, Vulnerability management, XTS-400, ADL Registry, Advanced Distributed Learning, AppML, AS4, Atom (standard), Attention Profiling Mark-up Language, Auto-lead Data Format, Binary Format Description language, BlogML, BPEL script, BPEL4People, Business Process Execution Language, Call Control eXtensible Markup Language, Canonical XML, CellML, Channel Definition Format, CityGML, COLLADA, Common Alerting Protocol, Consegi declaration, Content Assembly Mechanism, Content Management Interoperability Services, Context management, Continuous Media Markup Language, CXML, DAISY Digital Talking Book, Darwin Information Typing Architecture, DGML, DicML, Digital Item Declaration Language, Digital Signature Services, Directory Services Markup Language, DisplayML, DITA Open Toolkit, Document Definition Markup Language, Document Object Model, Document Schema Definition Languages, Document Structure Description, Document Type Declaration, Document Type Definition, EbXML, EbXML Messaging Services, EbXML RegRep, Election Markup Language, Embedded RDF, EMML, EMML (Motorola), Emotion Markup Language, EventsML-G2, EXSLT, Extensible Application Markup Language, Extensible Data Format, Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol, Extensible MPEG-4 Textual Format...and much moreThis book explains in-depth the real drivers and workings of XACML. It reduces the risk of your technology, time and resources investment decisions by enabling you to compare your understanding of XACML with the objectivity of experienced professionals.