Sensitivity-enabled access control model

US7934249B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Oracle International Corporation · US

Inventors

• Eric S. Chan · Fremont, US
• Ilya Teplov · Foster City, US
• Rafiul Ahad · Fremont, US
• Mario Bonin · Blainville, CA
• David B. Gaunce · Mountain View, US
• Lenny Karpel · Lyons, US
• Patrice Lapierre · Montréal, CA
• Terry M. Olkin · Niwot, US
• Daniel G. Rabe · Lafayette, US
• Ben Self · Boulder, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 27, 2007
• Grant date: Apr 26, 2011
• Expiry date: Feb 23, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F2221/2145
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Apparatus, methods, and computer program products are disclosed that determine Rights to an entity. The disclosed technology maintains data structures representing a set of entities. These entities include protected-entities and sensitivity-entities. Each of the sensitivity-entities is associated with a respective sensitivity access-control-list. The sensitivity-entities include a first sensitivity-entity that is associated with a first sensitivity-access-control-list. A first protected-entity being one of one or more of the protected-entities associated with the first sensitivity-entity. The technology evaluates Rights to the first protected-entity with respect to the first sensitivity-access-control-list and enables access to the first protected-entity responsive to the Rights evaluation and presents the first protected-entity when access is enabled.