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Apparatus for wildcarded security policy and method therefor

US7191337B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 30, 2001
Grant dateMar 13, 2007
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Expiry dateOct 10, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F21/6218
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus and method for wildcarded security policy are implemented. These include associating wildcarded resource identifiers with a corresponding security policy. A resource identifier received in an access request is matched to one of a list of said wildcarded resource identifiers, Matching is determined in accordance with a predetermined set of precedence values, each precedence value of the set corresponding to a predetermined wildcard element.

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