SYSTEMS AND METHODOLOGIES FOR MANAGING DOCUMENT ACCESS PERMISSIONS
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1. A computer implemented method for managing access to objects available via a file server by a user, the method including:
- (i) authenticating the user;
(ii) based on data indicative of an organisational hierarchy, which provides data indicative of memberships of a plurality of users to a plurality of groups, determining a set of groups to which the user belongs; and
(iii) for each group to which the user belongs, and for each unique combination of groups to which the user belongs, defining a respective access token;
(iv) combining the defined access tokens into a set of access tokens, which a file server accesses thereby to determine whether or not to grant the user access to a given object.
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Abstract
Described herein are systems and methodologies for managing document access permissions. Embodiments of the invention have been particularly developed for allowing group-based permission management in a file system. While some embodiments will be described herein with particular reference to that application, it will be appreciated that the invention is not limited to such a field of use, and is applicable in broader contexts.
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1. A computer implemented method for managing access to objects available via a file server by a user, the method including:
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(i) authenticating the user; (ii) based on data indicative of an organisational hierarchy, which provides data indicative of memberships of a plurality of users to a plurality of groups, determining a set of groups to which the user belongs; and (iii) for each group to which the user belongs, and for each unique combination of groups to which the user belongs, defining a respective access token; (iv) combining the defined access tokens into a set of access tokens, which a file server accesses thereby to determine whether or not to grant the user access to a given object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer implemented method for managing access to objects available via a file server by a user, the method including:
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(i) receiving data indicative of an object for ingestion; (ii) receiving data indicative of a user selection of a parent group for the object, wherein the parent group is selected from an organisational hierarchy that includes a plurality of groups organised in a hierarchical framework; (iii) receiving data indicative of one or more security parameters for the document; and (iv) defining access requirements for the document based upon the parent group and the security parameters. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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