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System and method for authentication

  • US 10,333,939 B2
  • Filed: 08/30/2016
  • Issued: 06/25/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for authenticating a user in an application system, the method comprising:

  • receiving, at a server, an authentication request, the authentication request including user information and candidate permission point information;

    confirming, by the server, at least one piece of upper layer subject information associated with the user information, the upper layer subject comprising one of a tenant or project;

    acquiring, by the server, a first set of permission point information associated with the user information, the first set of permission point information including at least one piece of permission point information associated with the user information, the first set of permission point information controlling user access to computing resources managed by the server;

    acquiring, by the server, a second set of permission point information associated with the at least one upper layer subject information, the second set of permission point information including at least one piece of permission point information associated with the at least one piece of upper layer subject information, the second set of permission point information controlling upper layer subject access to the computing resources managed by the server;

    determining, by the server, an authentication set based on an intersection of the first set of permission point information and the second set of permission point information, the intersection comprising a set of permission point information authorized for the user and authorized for the upper layer subject information; and

    determining, by the server, that the authentication is successful if the candidate permission point information is in the authentication set.

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