System and method for manipulating and managing computer archive files
First Claim
1. A method for accessing a .Zip archive, said method including:
- receiving access data from a user seeking to gain access to a Zip archive;
comparing said access data to security information stored in a repository to determine an access control decision; and
providing access to said Zip archive based on said access control decision.
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Abstract
Certain embodiments of the present invention provide an archive management application that operates within a host application to provide access to an archive and/or allow access to and/or modification of files in an archive using the host application'"'"'s interface, instead of operating as a separate standalone archive management application. In an embodiment of the present invention, a file archiving system may include a user interface component, a file management component and a compression/extraction engine component. The user interface component may include an enhanced user interface of a host application that provides an interface for a user. The file management component may include a central directory that provides a representation of the contents of an archive. The compression/extraction engine component may include a file size module and/or a security module. The file size module may be used to compress and/or decompress a file in an archive. The security module may be used to encrypt, decrypt, digitally sign and/or authenticate a file in an archive.
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32 Claims
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1. A method for accessing a .Zip archive, said method including:
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receiving access data from a user seeking to gain access to a Zip archive;
comparing said access data to security information stored in a repository to determine an access control decision; and
providing access to said Zip archive based on said access control decision. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for accessing a .Zip archive, said method including:
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receiving a request to access a Zip archive, said request including access data;
comparing said access data to security information stored in a repository to determine an access control decision; and
providing access to said .Zip archive based on said access control decision.
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30. A method for determining an access control decision for a .Zip archive:
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receiving an access request from a user seeking to access a .Zip archive, said access request including access data;
comparing said access data to security information stored in a repository; and
determining an access control decision based on said comparing.
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31. A method for controlling access to a .Zip archive, said method including:
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associating security information with a Zip archive;
storing said security information in a repository outside of said .Zip archive. receiving an access request for said .Zip archive, said access request including access data;
comparing said access data to said security information stored in said repository; and
providing access to said .Zip archive when said access data matches said security information.
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32. A method for controlling access to a archive, said method including:
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providing access to a host application;
forming an enhanced host application by combining said host application with an archive management application;
receiving a request to access an archive, said request including access data;
using said enhanced host application to compare said access data to security information stored in a repository to determine an access control decision; and
providing access to said archive based on said access control decision using said enhanced host application.
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