Database entitlement
US8676845B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 22, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 21, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/6227
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, system and computer-readable medium for controlling access to a relational database is presented. The method includes: defining and creating a plurality of entitlement tables, wherein the entitlement tables are usable by multiple relational databases; receiving a request, from a user, for access to requested data in a relational database, wherein the user is identified by a user identifier that is set by a relational database program; and determining if the user is authorized to access the requested data by comparing the user identifier with an entry in an entitlement table that is associated with the requested data in the relational database, wherein the entitlement table defines which data classifications are authorized to be accessed by the user. The plurality of entitlement tables may have a priority hierarchy, wherein the priority hierarchy defines a higher priority entitlement table as being dominant to a lower priority entitlement table.
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