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📝 A lock key mechanism for Implementation of the Access Matrix

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🔄 Last updated: 2026-07-27

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Q1. Which right enables a domain to add or remove any rights in its own column of the access matrix?

🔹 A. copy
🔹 B. owner
🔹 C. transfer
🔹 D. limited copy

💡 Difficulty: easy | ✅ Correct: B

Q2. Why does limiting the propagation of a copied right (creating only R instead of R*) improve system security?

🔹 A. It prevents uncontrolled spreading of the right
🔹 B. It reduces system performance overhead
🔹 C. It simplifies administrative tasks
🔹 D. It eliminates the need for owner rights

💡 Difficulty: medium | ✅ Correct: A

Q3. How does the owner right relate to a domain's ability to manage rights across multiple objects?

🔹 A. It grants the domain the ability to read all objects
🔹 B. It provides central authority to add or delete rights in any column it owns
🔹 C. It limits the domain to only copying rights
🔹 D. It allows the domain to bypass authentication checks

💡 Difficulty: hard | ✅ Correct: B

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