Method and apparatus for handling files containing confidential or sensitive information
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1. A method in a data processing system for managing files in the data processing system, the method comprising the data processing system implemented steps of:
- specifying an attribute for a file as having a special designation; and
processing, by the operating system, the file with the attribute having the special designation in a different manner from other files when performing at least one of copying the file to a removable media, printing the file, and sending the file over a network.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for managing files in a data processing system. An attribute for a file is specified as having a special designation. The file with the attribute having the special designation is processed, by the operating system, in a different manner from other files when performing operations, such as, for example, copying the file to a removable media, printing the file, or sending the file over a network.
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1. A method in a data processing system for managing files in the data processing system, the method comprising the data processing system implemented steps of:
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specifying an attribute for a file as having a special designation; and
processing, by the operating system, the file with the attribute having the special designation in a different manner from other files when performing at least one of copying the file to a removable media, printing the file, and sending the file over a network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method in a data processing system for managing files, the method comprising:
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responsive to receiving a request to access a file, determining whether a selected attribute has been set for the file; and
responsive to the selected attribute being set, processing the request to access the file in a different manner from other files without the selected attribute when the request is to copy the file to a removable media. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method in a data processing system for handling file access, the method comprising:
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responsive to detecting a request to transfer a file outside of the data processing system, determining whether a confidentiality attribute has been set for the file; and
responsive to the confidentiality attribute being set for the file, handling the request based on a policy. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A data processing system for managing files in the data processing system, the data processing system comprising:
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a bus system;
a communications unit connected to the bus system;
a memory connected to the bus system, wherein the memory includes a set of instructions; and
a processing unit connected to the bus system, wherein the processing unit executes the set of instructions to specify an attribute for a file as having a special designation; and
processes, by the operating system, the file with the attribute having the special designation in a different manner from other files when performing at least one of copying the file to a removable media, printing the file, and sending the file over a network.
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24. A data processing for managing files, the data processing system comprising:
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a bus system;
a communications unit connected to the bus system;
a memory connected to the bus system, wherein the memory includes a set of instructions; and
a processing unit connected to the bus system, wherein the processing unit executes the set of instructions to determine whether a selected attribute has been set for the file in response to receiving a request to access a file; and
processes the request to access the file in a different manner from other files without the selected attribute when the request is to copy the file to a removable media in response to the selected attribute being set.
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25. A data processing system for handling file access, the data processing system comprising:
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a bus system;
a communications unit connected to the bus system;
a memory connected to the bus system, wherein the memory includes a set of instructions; and
a processing unit connected to the bus system, wherein the processing unit executes the set of instructions to determine whether a confidentiality attribute has been set for the file in response to detecting a request to transfer a file outside of the data processing system; and
handle the request based on a policy in response to the confidentiality attribute being set for the file.
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26. A data processing system for managing files in the data processing system, the data processing system comprising:
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specifying means for specifying an attribute for a file as having a special designation; and
processing means for processing, by the operating system, the file with the attribute having the special designation in a different manner from other files when performing at least one of copying the file to a removable media, printing the file, and sending the file over a network. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A data processing system for managing files, the data processing system comprising:
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determining means, responsive to receiving a request to access a file, for determining whether a selected attribute has been set for the file; and
processing means, responsive to the selected attribute being set, for processing the request to access the file in a different manner from other files without the selected attribute when the request is to copy the file to a removable media. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A data processing system for handling file access, the data processing system comprising:
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determining means, responsive to detecting a request to transfer a file outside of the data processing system, for determining whether a confidentiality attribute has been set for the file; and
handling means, responsive to the confidentiality attribute being set for the file, for handling the request based on a policy. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A computer program product in a computer readable medium for managing files in the data processing system, the computer program product comprising:
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first instructions for specifying an attribute for a file as having a special designation; and
second instructions for processing, by the operating system, the file with the attribute having the special designation in a different manner from other files when performing at least one of copying the file to a removable media, printing the file, and sending the file over a network.
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49. A computer program product in a computer readable medium for managing files, the computer program product comprising:
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first instructions, responsive to receiving a request to access a file, for determining whether a selected attribute has been set for the file; and
second instructions, responsive to the selected attribute being set, for processing the request to access the file in a different manner from other files without the selected attribute when the request is to copy the file to a removable media.
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50. A computer program product in a computer readable medium for handling file access, the computer program product comprising:
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first instructions, responsive to detecting a request to transfer a file outside of the data processing system, for determining whether a confidentiality attribute has been set for the file; and
second instructions, responsive to the confidentiality attribute being set for the file, for handling the request based on a policy.
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