Transparent kerboros delegation with a storage virtualization system
US8250640B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 12, 2009 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L9/3213
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention is a system and method for ensuring that a storage virtualization system performs as a trusted delegate for a user attempting to access data on an authenticated server. Data is moved from a first server to a second server by a storage virtualization system. Even though the user may have been authenticated to access the first server, the storage virtualization system which re-directs user requests to the migrated data on the second server may not be authenticated. The first time a user is re-directed to the second server, the storage virtualization system will obtain request to act as a trusted delegate for the user by communicating with a third server, such as a Kerberos domain controller. After the storage virtualization system is properly authenticated as a trusted delegate for the user, future re-directed requests will be seamless and transparent to the user.
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