Apparatus for distributed access control
First Claim
1. Computer apparatus for accessing by a user an electronic service provided by a remote service provider comprising a receiver for receiving an authorisation policy, wherein the authorisation policy defines access requirements to the electronic service;
- and a trusted device for determining the users authorisation to access the electronic service based upon the authorisation policy and at least one attribute associated with the user, wherein the trusted device is arranged to inhibit the user accessing the authorisation policy.
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Abstract
Computer apparatus for accessing by a user an electronic service provided by a remote service provider comprising a receiver for receiving an authorisation policy, wherein the authorisation policy defines access requirements to the electronic service; and a trusted device for determining the users authorisation to access the electronic service based upon the authorisation policy and at least one attribute associated with the user, wherein the trusted device is arranged to inhibit the user accessing the authorisation policy.
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1. Computer apparatus for accessing by a user an electronic service provided by a remote service provider comprising a receiver for receiving an authorisation policy, wherein the authorisation policy defines access requirements to the electronic service;
- and a trusted device for determining the users authorisation to access the electronic service based upon the authorisation policy and at least one attribute associated with the user, wherein the trusted device is arranged to inhibit the user accessing the authorisation policy.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
- 8. Distributed access control system comprising a first computer node associated with a service provider, a second computer node associated with a user, and a trusted device associated with the second computer node for determining the users authorisation to access an electronic service of the service provider based upon an authorisation policy received from the first computer node and a user attribute associated with the user.
- 20. Distributed access control system comprising a first computer node associated with a service provider, a second computer node associated with a user, wherein the second computer node includes a trusted device for determining the users authorisation to access an electronic service of the service provider based upon an authorisation policy received from the first computer node and a user attribute associated with the user.
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