Hierarchical Policy Management
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1. A system, comprising:
- a remote access device that requests access to a central resource; and
a computer executing a hierarchical policy manager that determines a policy for allowing the device to access the resource by evaluating access policies at a plurality of precedence levels of a policy hierarchy;
wherein the hierarchical policy manager allows the device to access the resource based on a policy set at the highest precedence level of the policy hierarchy at which access control is specified.
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Abstract
A system and method for administering access to a central resource by a remote access device. A system includes a remote access device and a computer executing a hierarchical policy manager. The remote access device requests access to a central resource. The hierarchical policy manager determines a policy for allowing the device to access the resource by evaluating access policies at a plurality of precedence levels of a policy hierarchy. The hierarchical policy manager allows the device to access the resource based on the policy set at the highest precedence level of the policy hierarchy at which access control is specified.
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15 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a remote access device that requests access to a central resource; and a computer executing a hierarchical policy manager that determines a policy for allowing the device to access the resource by evaluating access policies at a plurality of precedence levels of a policy hierarchy; wherein the hierarchical policy manager allows the device to access the resource based on a policy set at the highest precedence level of the policy hierarchy at which access control is specified. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method, comprising:
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receiving a request for access to a central resource from a remote access device; determining a policy for allowing the device to access the resource by evaluating access policies specified at a plurality of hierarchical precedence levels within a policy hierarchy; and allowing the device to access the resource based on a policy set at the highest precedence level of the policy hierarchy at which access control is specified. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer program product, comprising:
a computer useable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein, the computer readable program code comprising; instructions that receive a request for access to a central resource from a remote access device; instructions that determine a policy for allowing the device to access the resource by evaluating access policies specified at a plurality of successive hierarchical precedence levels of a policy hierarchy; and instructions that allow the device to access the resource based on a policy set at the highest precedence level of the policy hierarchy at which access control is specified. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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