# AWS Lake Formation access control models
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AWS Glue 5.0 and above supports two models for accessing data through AWS Lake Formation:

**Topics**
+ [Using AWS Glue with AWS Lake Formation for Full Table Access](security-access-control-fta.md)
+ [Using AWS Glue with AWS Lake Formation for fine-grained access control](security-lf-enable.md)

The following table describes summary of how to choose between Fine-grained access control (FGAC) and Full table access (FTA) for your workload.


| Feature | Fine-grained access control (FGAC) | Full table access (FTA) | 
| --- |--- |--- |
| Access Level | Column/row level | Full table | 
| Use Case | Queries and ETL with limited permissions | ETL | 
| Performance Impact | Requires system/user space transitions for access control evaluation, adding latency | Optimized performance |