Area Based Access Control: Security Policy Management suitable for information appliance environment

Recently, information appliances with network connectivity and computing capabilities have begun to appear in homes. Being able to control these appliances over the network, these appliances are exposed to risks of being operated by unauthorized users. This paper describes an approach for secure management of appliances inside a house. The approach adapts Area Based Access Control, which is a security model that switches the responses to user requests based on the position of the user. It enables users to set their own security policies without complicated task.