Multi-tenant authorization framework in a data management and storage cluster
US10803193B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 24, 2019 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 24, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/104
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data management and storage (DMS) duster of peer DMS nodes manages resources of a multi-tenant environment. The DMS cluster provides an authorization framework that provides user access which is scoped to the resources within a tenant organization and the privileges of the user within the organization. To authorize an action on a resource by a user, the DMS cluster determines determine user authorizations associated with the user defining privileges of the user on the resources of the multi-tenant environment, and organization authorizations associated defining resources of the multi-tenant environment that belong to the organization. The DMS cluster authorizes the action when the user authorizations and organizations authorized indicate that the action on the resource is authorized.
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