A user who owns a resource wants to give other individuals access to the resource.

Discretionary access control (DAC) allows resource owners to determine who can access their resources and what permissions they have. This model provides flexibility for users to share resources at their discretion. In the DAC model, users can grant access rights to other individuals based on their preferences or needs. The IAPP materials highlight that DAC is commonly used in systems where resource owners need the ability to manage access rights directly (IAPP, "Access Control Models").