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== User Authorization ==

User authorization determines what actions or resources a user is allowed to access within a system. It controls permissions and privileges to ensure that users can only perform actions that are appropriate for their role or level of access.

'''Common Authorization Techniques''':

* '''Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)''': RBAC is a widely used authorization model. It assigns roles to users and defines permissions based on those roles. Users are granted access to resources and actions associated with their assigned roles.

* '''Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC)''': ABAC is a flexible authorization model that considers various attributes and conditions to make access control decisions. It takes into account factors such as user attributes, resource attributes, and environmental attributes to determine access rights.

* '''Access Control Lists (ACL)''': ACL is a list of permissions associated with individual users or groups. It specifies which users or groups can access specific resources or perform certain actions.