Collaboration of resources in a distributed environment using credentials and encryption keys
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1. A machine-readable medium having instructions to cause a machine to perform a method comprising:
- receiving an encrypted communication from a member of a collaboration group, the communication includes a set of one or more credentials and a contact identifier associated with at least one of the set of one or more credentials;
decrypting the communication with a secret key; and
providing access to a resource based on the credentials associated with the contact identifier.
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Abstract
A collaboration of resources in a distributed environment using credentials and encryption keys is described. According to one embodiment of the invention, a first resource entity receives a communication from a second resource entity over a network. The communication is decrypted with a secret and includes a set of one or more credential and a contact identifier of the second resource entity. The second resource entity is allowed to access a resource on the first resource entity based on the one or more credentials associated with the contact identifier.
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1. A machine-readable medium having instructions to cause a machine to perform a method comprising:
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receiving an encrypted communication from a member of a collaboration group, the communication includes a set of one or more credentials and a contact identifier associated with at least one of the set of one or more credentials;
decrypting the communication with a secret key; and
providing access to a resource based on the credentials associated with the contact identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A resource management system comprising:
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a network;
a first resource entity being a member of a collaboration group; and
a second resource entity receiving a first communication over the network from the first resource entity, the first communication including a request to become a member of the collaboration group, receiving a second communication containing a secret key, the secret key enabling members of the collaboration group to perform trusted communications. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A resource management system comprising:
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a network;
a first resource entity being a member of a collaboration group; and
a second resource entity being a member of the collaboration group, the second resource entity receiving a communication over the network from the first resource entity, the communication including a request to access a resource on the second resource entity, the communication includes a contact identifier and a set of one or more credentials, the second resource entity allows access to the resource entity based on the credentials associated with the contact identifier. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A collaboration apparatus comprising:
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a means for receiving a communication from a member of a collaboration group requesting to access a resource, the communication to include a set of one or more credentials and a contact identifier associated with at least one of the set of one or more credientials;
a means for decrypting the communication based on a secret key; and
a means for allowing access to the resource based on the credentials associated with the contact identifier. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A collaboration apparatus comprising:
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a receiver to receive a communication from a member of a collaboration group requesting to access a resource, the communication to include a set of one or more credentials and a contact identifier associated with at least one of the set of one or more credentials;
a decrypting component to decrypt the communication based on a secret key; and
a processor to allow access to the resource based on the credentials associated with the contact identifier. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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