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Delegated administration for a distributed security system

US7594112B2 · kind B2 · utility

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229References

33Claims

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Assignee

BEA Systems, Inc. · US

Inventors

Paul Patrick · Manchester, US
David Byrne · Woburn, US
Kenneth Yagen · San Francisco, US
Mingde Xu · San Jose, US
Jason Howes · Cambridge, US
Mark Falco · Burlington, US
Richard J. Riendeau · Burlington, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 8, 2004
Grant date	Sep 22, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 9, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L63/105
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method comprising the steps of, delegating a capability from a first user to a second user, propagating information that includes evidence of the delegation to a plurality of security service modules, wherein each one of the plurality of security service modules is capable of protecting one or more resources, providing the evidence to a first security service module belonging to the plurality of security service modules, enforcing the delegation when the second user attempts to access a resource in the one or more resources wherein the resource is protected by the first security service module, and wherein the enforcement is carried out by the first security service module.

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