The level of security, confidentiality and privacy of information, processes and physical assets measures the success of an organizations access control database management program. As with other aspects of the business, the controls placed on access and use of its assets must have the ability to be audited for governance, compliance and use. Therefore, effectively establishing user identity profiles, rights and privileges of users and ongoing management of the database are critical factors in the overall success of an organization access control strategy.
An access control database is not unlike any other business-related information database. Like any other information system, there are seven basic principles of successful database management. These are: