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CONTROL OF APPLICATION ACCESS TO SYSTEM RESOURCES

  • US 20070199057A1
  • Filed: 10/16/2006
  • Published: 08/23/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/14/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of transferring a computer program product from at least one first computer to at least one second computer connected to the at least one first computer through a communication medium, the method comprising the steps of:

  • (a) accessing, on the at least one first computer, computer-executable instructions that, when executed in a system having a security mechanism that determines access to system resources based on information in an access token against security information associated with each of the resources, perform at least the steps of;

    (1) accessing data related to access by an application to at least one of the system resources;

    (2) receiving a request to run the application;

    (3) creating a first access token having a first set of attributes enabling access to at least one of the system resources and selected based on the data, the first token being based on a second access token having a second set of the attributes, wherein the first-set attributes are fewer in number than the second-set attributes; and

    (4) associating the first token with the application; and

    (b) transferring the computer-executable instructions from the at least one first computer to the at least one second computer through the communications medium.

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