FLEXIBLE AUTHORIZATION ACCESS CONTROL METHOD, RELATED APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM

This disclosure provides a flexible authorization access control method, a related apparatus, and a system. In the method, if an electronic device that receives an access request does not meet an authorization condition, is currently not suitable for authorization, or cannot currently obtain authorization from a user in time, the electronic device may select one electronic device in a distributed system as an authorization device. After obtaining a permission that is granted by the user and that is required for the access request, the authorization device notifies the electronic device, and then the electronic device may respond to the access request. In this disclosure, the electronic device can quickly and conveniently obtain the permission required for the access request and respond to the access request in a case in which the user is not disturbed, to ensure data security in the electronic device and meet a requirement of the user.