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Method and apparatus for ascertaining data access permission of groups of users to groups of data elements

US9641334B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 7, 2009
Grant dateMay 2, 2017
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Expiry dateFeb 17, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/101
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for ascertaining access permissions of users to computer resources on a storage unit, the method including grouping users into a plurality of user groups wherein all members of at least one of the user groups have at least nearly identical user/resource access permissions to the computer resources, grouping resources into a plurality of resource groups wherein all members of at least one of the resource groups have at least nearly identical resource/user access permissions, ascertaining whether a given user is a member of a user group, if the given user is a member of a user group, ascribing to the given user the user/resource access permissions of the user group, ascertaining whether a given resource is a member of a resource group, and if the given resource is a member of a resource group, ascribing to the given resource the resource/user access permissions of the resource group.

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