Practice Discretionary Access Control (dac) (11.2.1) - Database Security and Authorization
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Discretionary Access Control (DAC)

Practice - Discretionary Access Control (DAC)

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What does DAC stand for?

💡 Hint: Think of who has the discretion.

Question 2 Easy

What command is used to grant access to a database object?

💡 Hint: It starts with a 'G'.

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Question 1

What is the primary feature of Discretionary Access Control?

Centralized control
Owner discretion
Automated management

💡 Hint: Think about who decides the access.

Question 2

True or False: The REVOKE command can only remove direct grants from the user.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider if inheritance affects revocation.

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Challenge 1 Hard

A database administrator grants access to a table using GRANT with WITH GRANT OPTION. Later, this user is no longer part of the organization, and this command is used: REVOKE SELECT ON Employees FROM JohnDoe. What happens to the access granted to users by JohnDoe?

💡 Hint: Think about how access is shared.

Challenge 2 Hard

Discuss how a company could implement strategies to manage DAC effectively in a large organization.

💡 Hint: Consider annual audits or hiring a specialist.

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