Centralizing access request authorizations for storage systems
US7926087B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 30, 2007 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/2115
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Described herein is a centralized access request authorization system comprising an authorization module, one or more server systems, and a collection of one or more storage systems connected through a network. An application executing on a server system receives an access request for accessing the storage system collection and sends an authorization request to the authorization module for authorizing the access request. The application may be configured to only send the access request to the storage system collection if it first receives an authorization of the access request from the authorization module. Since the application is configured to do such, the storage system performs the access request without performing any authorization verification on the access request. The authorization module may receive authorization requests from a plurality of applications (executing on a plurality of server systems) and determine received authorization requests using a single repository of access permission information.
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