Access Control Policy Tool (ACPT)

Beta release of Access Control Policy Tool (ACPT)

This ACPT version is a beta release, which includes a concise user manual, examples, and java code. Further modification on the user documentation and software are expected. Please check the web site for update information. To download the latest ACPT version (.zip file, AUGUST 30, 2012), please contact: Vincent Hu vhu@nist.gov for password to unzip the zip file.

 

The Access Control Policy Tool (ACPT) is developed by NIST Computer Security Division in corporation of North Carolina State University. The ACPT is provided free of charge and will remain free in the future as long as NIST/ACPT is mentioned, or the ACPT URL are provided in your product. NIST is not responsible for any damage caused by using ACPT.

User Feedback:

Users have been very positive, and are applying ACPT to a wide variety of software.

• "I did a related to verification of AC models and policies research, and I have concluded that yours is one of the most promising approaches."
• "ACPT provides all the adequate functionality for the verification of access control policies against static constraints."
• "We definitely see the potential in the ACPT tool."
• “I was impressed by your work."
• "Very impressive tool."
• "A great tool from NIST's web site."
• “There are many valuable features in the NIST ACPT and we hope to recommend it to our vendors to verify and validate the policies they author.“

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