Authorisation Requirements on a Budget

Engineering information system deployment is squeezed by a shrinking commitment to requirements definition and an expanding need to determine the security requirements of such systems. This paper examines the causes and effects of this squeeze. Commitment is shrinking because of past requirements experiences, misunderstood trends in system development and requirements fatigue, while needs are expanding because of recent emphasis on Internet access to data, online transactions and workflow, which greatly increase the severity of the authorisation problem. Some approaches to quantifying and addressing this problem are introduced. Correspondence and offprint requests to: D. Raymond, 305 Bushview Crescent, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2V 2A6. Email: darrell.raymond@sympatico.ca