# Context-Aware Authorization

> The ability to base access decisions on the runtime context of a request, such as its attributes, its environment and the resource's state.

Record: `lex:context-aware-authorization`
Kind: capability
Layer: [Security Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/security-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-context-aware-authorization

## category

- [Security Privacy Compliance](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/security-privacy-compliance.md)

## referenced-by

- [ABAC](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/attribute-based-access-control.md)