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๐Ÿ“ Access lists for objects Implementation of the Access Matrix

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Q1. What does the owner right allow a domain to do in an access matrix?

๐Ÿ”น A. Add new rights only
๐Ÿ”น B. Remove any rights only
๐Ÿ”น C. Add and remove any rights in its column
๐Ÿ”น D. Copy rights to other domains

๐Ÿ’ก Difficulty: easy | โœ… Correct: C

Q2. How do the three copyโ€‘type rightsโ€”copy, transfer, and limited copyโ€”differ in terms of right retention after the operation?

๐Ÿ”น A. Copy retains source, transfer removes source, limited copy retains source but not the right
๐Ÿ”น B. Copy retains source, transfer removes source, limited copy retains source but only creates a nonโ€‘propagating right
๐Ÿ”น C. All three remove the source right
๐Ÿ”น D. Only transfer creates a new right

๐Ÿ’ก Difficulty: medium | โœ… Correct: A

Q3. Consider the following chain: D1 (owner of F1) grants a copy right for read* to D2; D2 copies read* to D3; D3 then attempts to copy read* to D4. Which policy prevents D3 from succeeding?

๐Ÿ”น A. Transfer right only
๐Ÿ”น B. Limited copy right
๐Ÿ”น C. Copy right without restriction
๐Ÿ”น D. Owner right required

๐Ÿ’ก Difficulty: hard | โœ… Correct: B

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