Gatekeeping Mechanism
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A Gatekeeping Mechanism is a mechanism that controls access by evaluating requests against defined criteria.
- AKA: Gatekeeper, Access Gate, Control Gate, Permission Gate.
- Context:
- It can typically evaluate Access Requests against permission rules.
- It can typically maintain Access Queues for request ordering.
- It can typically enforce Access Policys through rule evaluation.
- It can often support Priority Access for privileged users.
- It can often provide Bypass Mechanisms for emergency situations.
- It can often log Access Decisions for audit trails.
- It can often integrate with Authorization Control Systems for permission verification.
- It can range from being a Simple Gatekeeping Mechanism to being a Complex Gatekeeping Mechanism, depending on its decision complexity.
- It can range from being a Binary Gatekeeping Mechanism to being a Multi-State Gatekeeping Mechanism, depending on its state granularity.
- It can range from being a Synchronous Gatekeeping Mechanism to being an Asynchronous Gatekeeping Mechanism, depending on its processing model.
- It can range from being a Centralized Gatekeeping Mechanism to being a Distributed Gatekeeping Mechanism, depending on its architecture pattern.
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- Examples:
- Action Gatekeeping Mechanisms, such as:
- Resource Gatekeeping Mechanisms, such as:
- Information Gatekeeping Mechanisms, such as:
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- Counter-Examples:
- Open Access Mechanism, which lacks gatekeeping control.
- Passive Monitor, which observes without regulation.
- Direct Connection, which bypasses gatekeeping checks.
- See: Control Mechanism, Access Control System, Safety Gate Pattern, Action Gatekeeping, Authorization Control System, Permission Protocol, Resource Management System, Queue Management System, Decision System.