Multiprotocol access control
US11934547B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2021 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/245
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for access control, the method may include (a) receiving, by a file server, an access request for allowing a user to access a file system entity, the user is identified by a first file system protocol (FSP) user identifier, (b) converting the first FSP user identifier to a first access control user identifier (ACUI) of the user, the first ACUI represents a combination of the user and the first FSP, (c) searching, within an access control data structure (ACUI), for a relevant access control rule associated with a member of a multiprotocol set of ACUIs of the user, wherein the multiprotocol set includes the first ACUI of the user and at least one other ACUI of the user that represents at least one combination of the user and at least one other FSP, and (d) responding to the access request based on the relevant access control rule, when finding the relevant access control.
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