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Matching entitlement information for multiple sources

  • US 20070056044A1
  • Filed: 08/24/2005
  • Published: 03/08/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implementable method comprising:

  • receiving, at an External Client Application (ECA) that regulates access to protected computer resources, a request from a requesting user for a protected computer resource, wherein the protected computer resource is available only to entitled users;

    sending, from an External Authentication Application (EAA) to an Entitlement Broker Service (EBS), an entitlement credential identifying one or more entitled users who are entitled to access the protected computer resource;

    sending, from the EBS to an Entitlement Source (ES), a request for entitlement information for the requesting user based on the entitlement credential for the requesting user;

    transmitting, from the ES to the EBS, the entitlement information for the requesting user; and

    transmitting the entitlement information, for the requesting user, from the EBS to the ECA, wherein the requesting user is able to access the protected computer resource according to information in the entitlement information.

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