Authorization policy customization and authorization policy lockdown
US10142371B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 18, 2015 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/105
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Application customization enables many different types of customers, from small companies to large multinational enterprises, to use various applications provided by a cloud service provider. To accommodate these customizations, previous systems generally require manual human intervention to identify custom, customized, and cloud service provider authorization policies (also referred to herein as “seed” authorization policies) and to decide how each type of authorization policy should be upgraded. When applications are customized, artifacts that represent those customizations can be created. In some embodiments, the customizations can include new resources or entitlements, and grants to new roles. In addition to new resources, entitlements, and grants, existing resources, entitlements, and grants can be modified and artifacts corresponding to those modifications can be generated. Embodiments of the present invention provide improved techniques for tracking and managing customizations to simplify and automate upgrade processes.
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