Object type specific access control
US6625603B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 21, 1998 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99952
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Providing object type specific access control to an object is described. In one embodiment, a computer system comprises an operating system operative to control an application and a service running on a computer. The service maintains a service object having a link to an access control entry. The access control entry contains an access right to perform an operation on an object type. The system further includes an access control module within the operating system. The access control module includes an access control interface and operates to grant or deny the access right to perform the operation on the object.
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