Specifying a repository for an authentication token in a distributed computing system
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1. A method to facilitate specifying a repository containing authentication information within a plugable authentication system, comprising:
- receiving a command that requires the repository to be accessed;
populating a data structure with data from the command, wherein the data structure includes a specifier for the repository; and
passing the data structure to a plugin framework, thereby enabling one or more plugins within the framework to access the specified repository.
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Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates specifying a repository containing authentication information to a plugin in a plugable authentication system. When the system receives a command that requires the repository to be accessed, the system populates a data structure with information including a specifier for the repository. The system passes this data structure into a plugin framework. This enables one or more plugins within the framework to access the specified repository.
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1. A method to facilitate specifying a repository containing authentication information within a plugable authentication system, comprising:
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receiving a command that requires the repository to be accessed;
populating a data structure with data from the command, wherein the data structure includes a specifier for the repository; and
passing the data structure to a plugin framework, thereby enabling one or more plugins within the framework to access the specified repository. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method to facilitate specifying a repository containing authentication information within a plugable authentication system, the method comprising:
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receiving a command that requires the repository to be accessed;
populating a data structure with data from the command, wherein the data structure includes a specifier for the repository; and
passing the data structure to a plugin framework, thereby enabling one or more plugins within the framework to access the specified repository. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus to facilitate specifying a repository containing authentication information within a plugable authentication system, comprising:
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a receiving mechanism that is configured to receive a command that requires the repository to be accessed;
a populating mechanism that is configured to populate a data structure with data from the command, wherein the data structure includes a specifier for the repository; and
a data structure passing mechanism that is configured to pass the data structure to a plugin framework, thereby enabling one or more plugins within the framework to access the specified repository. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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