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UNIFIED SYSTEM INTERFACE FOR AUTHENTICATION AND AUTHORIZATION

  • US 20110113484A1
  • Filed: 11/06/2009
  • Published: 05/12/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for authorizing access of a privileged application, the method comprising:

  • receiving, at an authorization framework via an authorization application programming interface (API), a request from a trusted application for authorizing a client application, the client application requesting a service provided by the trusted application;

    authorizing, by the authorization framework in response to the request, the client application in view of one or more authorization policies associated with the client application to determine whether the client application is authorized to access the requested service;

    authenticating, by the authorization framework, a user associated with the client application to determine whether the user is allowed to access the requested service; and

    returning, from the authorization framework via the authorization API, a value to the trusted application indicating whether the client application can access the requested service provided by the trusted application, based on results of the authorization and authentication.

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