Enabling a web application to access a protected file on a secured server

• US 20040054674A1
• Filed: 09/13/2002
• Published: 03/18/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Inventors: Carpenter, Keith A., Beisenherz, Amy C.
• Application Number:
  US10/242,898
• Publication Number:
  US 20040054674A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/9
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking

Abstract

A document exchange environment for allowing a user to access documents. The document exchange environment includes a web server, a document vault database and a file server. The document vault database is coupled to the web server and stores information regarding whether a user is authorized to access a document file. The file server is coupled to the web server and provides a user access to the document file via the web server based upon the information regarding whether the user is authorized to access the document file.

Claims

1. A document exchange environment for allowing a user to access documents, the document exchange environment comprising:

a web server;

a document vault database coupled to the web server, the document vault database storing information regarding whether a user is authorized to access a document file;

a file server coupled to the web server, the file server, the file server providing a user access to the document file via the web server based upon the information regarding whether the user is authorized to access the document file.

2. The document exchange environment of claim 1 further comprising:

a document vault file store folder coupled to the file server, the document vault file store folder storing a plurality of document files.

3. The document exchange environment of claim 1 wherein:

the web server is accessed via a web browser.

4. The document exchange environment of claim 1 further comprising:

an authentication system coupled to the web server; and

wherein the users access the web server via the internet using a web browser.

5. The document exchange environment of claim 4 wherein:

the authentication system conforms to a lightweight directory access protocol.

6. A document exchange application for enabling secure exchange of document files, the document exchange application comprising:

a security database and algorithm portion, the security database and algorithm portion providing access to information regarding whether a user is authorized to access a document file; and

an infrastructure portion, the infrastructure portion providing a user access to the document file based upon the information regarding whether the user is authorized to access the document file.

7. The document exchange application of claim 6 wherein:

the security database and algorithm portion and the infrastructure portion are included within a security system of the document exchange application.

8. The document exchange application of claim 7 wherein:

the infrastructure portion includes an infrastructure security configuration portion, the infrastructure security configuration portion preventing a user from bypassing the security system and directly accessing the document file.

9. The document exchange application of claim 8 wherein:

the security system includes a sub folder, the sub folder corresponding to a folder on the file server containing application files.

10. The document exchange application of claim 6 wherein:

the infrastructure portion includes a web server portion and file server portion, the web server portion being coupled to the file server portion using a virtual directory.

11. The document exchange application of claim 9 wherein:

the virtual directory points to a folder on the file server containing the document file.

12. An information handling system comprising:

a processor;

a memory coupled to the processor;

a document exchange application stored on the memory, the document exchange application including instructions coded to enable secure exchange of document files, the document exchange application including

a security database and algorithm portion, the security database and algorithm portion providing access to information regarding whether a user is authorized to access a document file; and

an infrastructure portion, the infrastructure portion providing a user access to the document file based upon the information regarding whether the user is authorized to access the document file.

13. The information handling system of claim 12 wherein:

the security database and algorithm portion and the infrastructure portion are included within a security system of the document exchange application.

14. The information handling system of claim 13 wherein:

the infrastructure portion includes an infrastructure security configuration portion, the infrastructure security configuration portion preventing a user from bypassing the security system and directly accessing the document file.

15. The information handling system of claim 14 wherein:

the security system includes a sub folder, the sub folder corresponding to a folder on the file server containing application files.

16. The information handling system of claim 12 wherein:

the infrastructure portion includes a web server portion and file server portion, the web server portion being coupled to the file server portion using a virtual directory.

17. The information handling system of claim 16 wherein:

the virtual directory points to a folder on the file server containing the document file.