DocumentCode :
1971495
Title :
Visual access control for research ecosystems
Author :
Harbach, Marian ; Smith, Matthew
Author_Institution :
Distrib. Comput. & Security Group, RRZN Leibniz Univ. Hannover, Hannover, Germany
fYear :
2011
fDate :
May 31 2011-June 3 2011
Firstpage :
101
Lastpage :
108
Abstract :
Research ecosystems and the interactions of the participating entities can be complex. It has been shown that visualisation and network analysis can be used to provide insights into the system and the results can be utilised to facilitate management activities. Taking this approach in digital ecosystem research a step further, we propose to instrument the visualisations of a system´s structure to operationalise this information for securing access to resources in research ecosystems. To this end, we present the concept of a visual approach to manage access control for distributed research ecosystems, based on a multi-purpose collaborative graph structure. Individuals are enabled to visually interact with the graph and contribute to access control decisions by jointly modelling the environment´s structures and policies. Additionally, other administrative tasks can be instrumented to benefit from the explicit information contained in the structure. Using our approach, the burden of project management can be lightened by facilitating an integrated view of an inherently intricate environment.
Keywords :
authorisation; data visualisation; ecology; graph theory; groupware; information management; interactive systems; project management; administrative tasks; digital ecosystem research; distributed research ecosystems; multipurpose collaborative graph structure; network analysis; project management; visual access control; visual interaction; access control; collaboration; e-Infrastructure; information management; policies; project management; research ecosystems;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Digital Ecosystems and Technologies Conference (DEST), 2011 Proceedings of the 5th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Daejeon
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0871-8
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/DEST.2011.5936606
Filename :
5936606
Link To Document :
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