Performing authorization control in a cloud storage system
US9158465B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 28, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 4, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/102
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, apparatus and computer program product for performing authorization control in a cloud storage system. The method comprises: receiving an access request to a file block, wherein the file block is embedded with tag data comprising at least file block authorization information; retrieving the file block; extracting the file block authorization information from the tag data; determining whether the access request matches the file block authorization information; and performing the access request if the access request matches the file block authorization information. Effective authorization control may be performed in a cloud storage system.
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