Enabling a Web Application to Access a Protected File on a Secured Server

• US 20070233689A1
• Filed: 06/08/2007
• Published: 10/04/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Amy Beisenherz, Jonathan Hughes
• Original Assignee: Amy Beisenherz, Jonathan Hughes
• Inventors: Carpenter, Keith, Beisenherz, Amy
• Application Number:
  US11/760,076
• Publication Number:
  US 20070233689A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking

Abstract

A document exchange environment for allowing a user to access documents. The document exchange environment includes a web server, a document vault database and a file server. The document vault database is coupled to the web server and stores information regarding whether a user is authorized to access a document file. The file server is coupled to the web server and provides a user access to the document file via the web server based upon the information regarding whether the user is authorized to access the document file.

Claims

1-5. -5. (canceled)

6. A document exchange application for enabling secure exchange of document files, the document exchange application comprising:

a security database and algorithm portion, the security database and algorithm portion providing access to information regarding whether a user is authorized to access a document file;

an infrastructure portion, the infrastructure portion providing a user access to the document file based upon the information regarding whether the user is authorized to access the document file;

a document exchange application front end, the document exchange application front end presenting a user interface for enabling secure exchange of document files the user interface including a folder portion and a document exchange functionality portion the folder portion providing a user with a list of available folders the document exchange functionality portion including a folder security portion and a file security portion.

7. The document exchange application of claim 6 wherein:

the security database and algorithm portion and the infrastructure portion are included within a security system of the document exchange application.

8. The document exchange application of claim 7 wherein:

the infrastructure portion includes an infrastructure security configuration portion, the infrastructure security configuration portion preventing a user from bypassing the security system and directly accessing the document file.

9. The document exchange application of claim 8 wherein:

the security system includes a sub folder, the sub folder corresponding to a folder on the file server containing application files.

10. The document exchange application of claim 6 wherein:

the infrastructure portion includes a web server portion and file server portion, the web server portion being coupled to the file server portion using a virtual directory.

11. The document exchange application of claim 9 wherein:

the virtual directory points to a folder on the file server containing the document file.

18. The document exchange application of claim 6 wherein:

the folder security portion provides a user with a security administration ability of a folder level.

19. The document exchange application of claim 18 wherein:

the folder security portion provides an administrator with an ability to modify a current security of a particular folder.

20. The document exchange application of claim 19 wherein:

the current security includes a list of users or groups that have access to the particular folder.

21. The document exchange application of claim 20 wherein:

the list of users includes internal users and external users.

22. The document exchange application of claim 20 wherein:

the groups includes groups desiring access to documents contained within the folder.

23. The document exchange application of claim 6 wherein:

the file security portion provides a user with a security administration ability of a file level.

12. An information handling system comprising:

a processor;

a memory coupled to the processor;

a document exchange application stored on the memory, the document exchange application including instructions coded to enable secure exchange of document files, the document exchange application including

a security database and algorithm portion, the security database and algorithm portion providing access to information regarding whether a user is authorized to access a document file;

an infrastructure portion, the infrastructure portion providing a user access to the document file based upon the information regarding whether the user is authorized to access the document file;

a document exchange application front end, the document exchange application front end presenting a user interface for enabling secure exchange of document files, the user interface including a folder portion and a document exchange functionality portion the folder portion providing a user with a list of available folders the document exchange functionality portion including a folder security portion and a file security portion.

13. The information handling system of claim 12 wherein:

the security database and algorithm portion and the infrastructure portion are included within a security system of the document exchange application.

14. The information handling system of claim 13 wherein:

the infrastructure portion includes an infrastructure security configuration portion, the infrastructure security configuration portion preventing a user from bypassing the security system and directly accessing the document file.

15. The information handling system of claim 14 wherein:

the security system includes a sub folder, the sub folder corresponding to a folder on the file server containing application files.

16. The information handling system of claim 12 wherein:

the infrastructure portion includes a web server portion and file server portion, the web server portion being coupled to the file server portion using a virtual directory.

17. The information handling system of claim 16 wherein:

the virtual directory points to a folder on the file server containing the document file.

24. The information handling system of claim 12 wherein:

the folder security portion provides a user with a security administration ability of a folder level.

25. The information handling system of claim 24 wherein:

the folder security portion provides an administrator with an ability to modify a current security of a particular folder.

26. The information handling system of claim 25 wherein:

the current security includes a list of users or groups that have access to the particular folder.

27. The information handling system of claim 26 wherein:

the list of users includes internal users and external users.

28. The information handling system of claim 26 wherein:

the groups includes groups desiring access to documents contained within the folder.

29. The information handling system of claim 12 wherein:

the file security portion provides a user with a security administration ability of a file level.