METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NETWORK STORAGE ACCESS RIGHTS MANAGEMENT
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1. A method for network storage access rights management, comprising:
- obtaining a request for operating network storage access rights from an authorizing user, wherein the request carries storage access rights information that the authorizing user requests to operate; and
operating storage access rights of network storage directories or network storage files that the authorizing user sets for an authorized user in network storage access rights metadata of the authorizing user according to the storage access rights information.
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Abstract
A method for network storage access rights management operates storage access rights of network storage directories or network storage files that an authorizing user sets for an authorized user. Authorization may be set for an authorized user in the network storage access rights metadata of the authorizing user according to the storage access rights information that the authorizing user requests to operate. Accordingly, the authorized user is allowed to access network storage locations of the authorizing user. A method for network storage access control and an apparatus for network storage access rights management are also provided.
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1. A method for network storage access rights management, comprising:
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obtaining a request for operating network storage access rights from an authorizing user, wherein the request carries storage access rights information that the authorizing user requests to operate; and operating storage access rights of network storage directories or network storage files that the authorizing user sets for an authorized user in network storage access rights metadata of the authorizing user according to the storage access rights information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for network storage access control, comprising:
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obtaining a request for accessing network storages of an authorizing user from an authorized user; and providing the authorized user with metadata accessible to the authorized user in network storage metadata files of the authorizing user according to storage access rights information of the authorized user in network storage access rights metadata of the authorizing user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus for network storage access rights management, comprising a network storage access controller and a messaging service metadata file manager, wherein:
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the network storage access controller is configured to;
obtain a request for operating network storage access rights from an authorizing user, wherein the request carries the storage access rights information that the authorizing user requests to operate, and authenticate the request for operating network storage access rights from the authorizing user according to the storage access rights information in the messaging service metadata file manager; andthe messaging service metadata file manager is configured to;
based on the request for operating network storage access rights authenticated by the network storage access controller, operate storage access rights of network storage directories or network storage files that the authorizing user sets for an authorized user in network storage access rights metadata of the authorizing user according to the storage access rights information that the authorizing user requests to operate. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. An apparatus for network storage access rights management, comprising a network storage access controller and a messaging service metadata file manager, wherein:
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the network storage access controller is configured to;
obtain a request for accessing network storages of an authorizing user from an authorized user;
authenticate the access request of the authorized user according to storage access rights information of the authorized user in network storage access rights metadata of the authorizing user in the messaging service metadata file manager;
request metadata accessible to the authorized user from the messaging service metadata file manager if the authentication succeeds, and provide the authorized user with metadata returned by the messaging service metadata file manager; andthe messaging service metadata file manager is configured to return the storage access rights information of the authorized user in the network storage access rights metadata of the authorizing user to the network storage access controller. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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