Techniques for securing a centralized metadata distributed filesystem
US8997198B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 31, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 7, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2463/062
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method is performed by a data server of a plurality of data servers connected to a network, the data server including data storage managed by a remote metadata server, the metadata server managing storage of data across the plurality of data servers. The method includes (a) receiving, via the network, an access request from a client, the access request requesting access to a portion of the data storage of the data server, (b) testing whether the access request includes a data server specific token authenticating that the client has been authorized by the metadata server to access the portion of data storage, and (c) in response to testing, providing the client with access to the portion of data storage on condition that the access request includes the token authenticating that the client has been authorized by the metadata server to access the portion of data storage.
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