entitlingauthorizing
Entitlingauthorizing is a term used primarily in information governance and security to describe the integrated process of determining what rights a subject has (entitlements) and enforcing those rights through policy-based authorization. The term is not widely standardized but appears in policy and IAM documentation to emphasize the connection between entitlement records and access decisions.
Origin and usage: The word blends entitle, meaning to grant a claim or privilege, with authorize, meaning
In technology, entitlements may be expressed as permissions, attributes, or roles attached to a user or device.
Relationship to models: The concept aligns with access-control models such as RBAC, ABAC, or DAC, where entitlements
Criticism and usage: Some practitioners prefer to separate terminology (entitlements vs permissions) to avoid conflation; others