Entitlements management is a subset of general “authorization data” management (see authorization architecture) in which the data being managed are entitlements granted or bestowed upon entities in an environment. An entitlement may be defined as follows [1]: “a right to benefits specified especially by law or contract”.
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Adams, C. (2005). Entitlements Management. In: van Tilborg, H.C.A. (eds) Encyclopedia of Cryptography and Security. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-23483-7_143
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