Method and apparatus for facilitating fine-grain permission management
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1. A method for facilitating fine-grain permission management, the method comprising:
- creating a permission associated with a resource;
creating an admin permission associated with the permission;
associating the admin permission with a user; and
performing an administrative action on the permission, wherein the administrative action is enabled by the admin permission.
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Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates fine-grain permission management and delegated policy administration. During operation, the system creates a permission associated with a resource. The system also creates an admin permission associated with the permission. Next, the system associates the admin permission with a user. Finally, the system performs an administrative action on the permission, wherein the administrative action is enabled by the admin permission.
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1. A method for facilitating fine-grain permission management, the method comprising:
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creating a permission associated with a resource;
creating an admin permission associated with the permission;
associating the admin permission with a user; and
performing an administrative action on the permission, wherein the administrative action is enabled by the admin permission. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method for facilitating fine-grain permission management, the method comprising:
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creating a permission associated with a resource;
creating an admin permission associated with the permission;
associating the admin permission with a user; and
performing an administrative action on the permission, wherein the administrative action is enabled by the admin permission. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus that facilitates fine-grain permission management, comprising:
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a creation mechanism configured to create a permission associated with a resource;
wherein the creation mechanism further is configured to create an admin permission associated with the permission;
an association mechanism configured to associate the admin permission with a user; and
an execution mechanism configured to perform an administrative action on the permission, wherein the administrative action is enabled by the admin permission.
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