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System and method for permission-based access using a shared account

  • US 20060161783A1
  • Filed: 01/14/2005
  • Published: 07/20/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/14/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for providing permission-based access to an existing logon session, comprising:

  • a storage location holding a plurality of sets of interactive user credentials, each set of credentials associated with a different interactive user and indicating at least one permission level for at least one of at least one application and an access level for a server-hosted domain;

    a server in connection with a client, the server hosting a session for a first local interactive user of the client, the client executing an active operating system logon session for a shared account, the active operating system logon session established with a default user profile not associated with a particular interactive user;

    a credential delivery application communicating with the server and the client, the credential delivery application receiving an identifier identifying the first local interactive user via the client and using the identifier to retrieve a first set of credentials for the first local interactive user from the storage location, the first set of credentials delivered by the credential delivery application to the server, the first set of credentials used to map the first local interactive user to the server-hosted session for the first local interactive user.

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