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System and method for selective authentication when acquiring a role

US7890998B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Yantian Tom Lu · Round Rock, US
Thomas Walters Drew · Austin, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 29, 2007
Grant date	Feb 15, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 2, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L63/102
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system, method, and program product is provided that provides authentication on a per-role basis in a Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) environment. When a user attempts to acquire a role, the improved RBAC system determines whether (a) no authentication is required (e.g., for a non-sensitive role such as accessing a company's product catalog), (b) a user-based authentication (e.g., password) is required, or (c) a role-based authentication (e.g., role-specific password is required).

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