Fine-grained authorization by authorization table associated with a resource
US7546640B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 10, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/6218
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, systems, and media are disclosed for determining access rights to a resource managed by an application. One embodiment includes receiving a request by the application, wherein the request comprises an action a user seeks to perform on the resource. Further, the embodiment includes locating, based on the request, the resource in a structure having groupings of resources, wherein the groupings include a grouping having the resource. Typically the groupings comprise files having mappings of resources to assigned groups, and each group has an associated authorization table mapping roles or policies to users. Further still, the embodiment includes reading an authorization table associated with the grouping having the resource, and determining whether to grant the access rights for performing the action on the resource.
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