Method and system for assigning access control levels in providing access to networked content files
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1. A system of granting access to resources comprising:
- a client node requesting access to a resource;
a collection agent gathering information about the client node; and
a policy engine receiving the gathered information, identifying one of a plurality of levels of access responsive to application of a policy to the received information, and transmitting the identification.
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Abstract
A method and system for assigning access control levels when granting access to resources includes a client node, a collection agent, and a policy engine. The client node requests access to a resource. The collection agent gathers information about the client node. The policy engine receives the gathered information and assigns one of a plurality of levels of access responsive to application of a policy to the received information and transmits the information.
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42 Claims
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1. A system of granting access to resources comprising:
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a client node requesting access to a resource;
a collection agent gathering information about the client node; and
a policy engine receiving the gathered information, identifying one of a plurality of levels of access responsive to application of a policy to the received information, and transmitting the identification. - 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, 29, 30)
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31. A method of granting access to resources, the method comprising:
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(a) requesting, by a client node, access to a resource;
(b) gathering, by a collection agent, information about the client node;
(c) receiving, by the policy engine, the gathered information; and
(d) transmitting an access control decision assigning one of a plurality of levels of access responsive to application of a policy to the received information. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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