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Computers & Digital Literacy · Grade 9

Identity and Access Controls

Learners separate identification, authentication, authorization and accountability, compare authentication factors and multi-factor methods, calculate how the number of possible codes grows with length, and apply least privilege, role-based access and separation of duties to fictional organizations. The course ends with the access lifecycle: joiners, movers, leavers and a real access review.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 105 minutes
  • Identity and access check: 10 questions
  • Ways to answer: fill in the blanks, choose an answer, highlight a text, match pairs, type a number and put in order
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What learners will discover

  • Distinguish identification, authentication, authorization and accountability, and place each in the sign-in sequence.
  • Compare authentication factors and methods, explain why multi-factor authentication needs different factor types, and calculate how the number of possible codes grows with length.
  • Apply least privilege, role-based access control and separation of duties to a permission list.
  • Manage access over time (joiners, movers, leavers), run an access review, and explain how individual accounts, sign-in delays and logs support accountability.

Lessons

  1. Who are you, and what may you do? 6 steps4 practiceabout 25 min
  2. Factors and strong authentication 8 steps5 practiceabout 30 min
  3. Least privilege, roles and separation of duties 6 steps4 practiceabout 25 min
  4. Access over time and accountability 5 steps2 practiceabout 25 min
  5. Identity and access check 10 questions at the end

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