Component design security through restriction of a design component dependency tree
US10782962B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 5, 2019 |
| Grant date | Sep 22, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 5, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/903
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is a method, a device, a system and/or a manufacture of component design security through restriction of a design component dependency tree. In one embodiment, a request for retrieval of a dependency tree of a root version of a component is processed. A client device is authenticated, and a permission profile is extracted. Unique identifier of the root version and each version of the dependency tree is compared to the permission profile of the user and/or a security profile to determine an authorization status for each. Dependency reference following is terminated at unauthorized versions to result in a terminated branch of the dependency tree. Unique identifier of the authorized version are stored in a restricted tree data to result in a continuing branch of the dependency tree. The restricted tree data of the root version is returned to the client device for retrieving workfiles to generate a design workspace.
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