Context Identity
The idea of context is both easy and hard at the same time. In human interaction, context often eludes transference. The same sentence may be said in the same way and mean two different things, with the differentiator being the context where the same words are spoken. In some languages, context is constant but in most, context remains a variable concept. In terms of security, the same person may access a resource that is allowed in one context but denied in another.
For example, an employee may be allowed access to company banking software in the office but not from home. A laptop computer may be allowed to access any company system within one country but be restricted to specific systems when traveling outside that specific country. A user may be allowed to access the corporate network from the office they normally work at but not from an office within the company that has a higher or lower security policy. Some systems may be allowed during business hours and...