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Authorized delegation of permissions

  • US 10,263,994 B2
  • Filed: 08/03/2015
  • Issued: 04/16/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer implemented method, comprising:

  • receiving, by one or more computing devices, from an entity, a request for access to one or more resources associated with an account of a customer, the account being maintained by a provider of the one or more resources, the one or more resources accessible to the customer as determined by one or more terms of the account;

    determining, by the one or more computing devices, a delegation profile specified by the request, the delegation profile being associated with the account of the customer, the delegation profile associated with one or more permissions for accessing and utilizing the one or more resources, the one or more permissions being assigned according to one or more rules;

    passing at least a portion of the identity information and information associated with the applicable delegation profile through at least one rules engine in order to determine the one or more permissions, the one or more permissions indicating one or more actions the entity is permitted to perform against the one or more resources under the account of the customer;

    determining, according to a validation policy indicated by the delegation profile, that the entity is authorized to perform one or more actions against the one or more resources as specified by the delegation profile, wherein determining that the entity is authorized comprises obtaining identity information for the entity from an identity provider, and determining that the identity information corresponds to an entity specified in the validation policy; and

    providing, by the one or more computing devices, the entity with access to the one or more resources according to the one or more permissions associated with the delegation profile, the access enabling the entity to act as the customer on the one or more resources subject to the one or more permissions.

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