System and method for hierarchical role-based entitlements
US7591000B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 14, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/20
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for authorization to adaptively control access to a resource, comprising the steps of providing for the mapping of a principal to at least one role, wherein the at least one role is hierarchically related to the resource; providing for the evaluation of a policy based on the at least one role; and providing for the determination of whether to grant the principal access to the resource based on the evaluation of the policy.
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