Which of the following models uses a directed graph to specify the rights that a subject can transfer
to an object or that a subject can take from another subject?
A.
Take-Grant Protection Model
B.
Bell-LaPadula Model
C.
Biba Integrity Model
D.
Access Matrix
Explanation:
The take-grant protection model is a formal model used in the field of computer security to establish
or disprove the safety of a given computer system that follows specific rules. It shows that for
specific systems the question of safety is decidable in linear time, which is in general undecidable.
The model represents a system as directed graph, where vertices are either subjects or objects. The
edges between them are labeled and the label indicates the rights that the source of the edge has
over the destination. Two rights occur in every instance of the model. take and grant. They play a
special role in the graph rewriting rules describing admissible changes of the graph.
Answer option D is incorrect. The access matrix is a straightforward approach that provides access
rights to subjects for objects.
Answer option B is incorrect. The Bell-LaPadula model deals only with the confidentiality of
classified material. It does not address integrity or availability.