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Policy inheritance through nested groups

  • US 20050097166A1
  • Filed: 10/08/2004
  • Published: 05/05/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for policy inheritance, comprising:

  • defining a first group wherein the first group refers to at least one of;

    a user and a group different from the first group;

    defining a second group wherein the second group is nested within the first group;

    defining a first policy wherein the first policy includes a resource, a subject and one of;

    an action and a role, and wherein the subject includes the first group;

    inheriting the first policy by the second group;

    wherein the resource is part of a resource hierarchy; and

    wherein the first policy can be used to control access to the resource.

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