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HIERARCHIES OF CREDENTIAL AND ACCESS CONTROL SHARING BETWEEN DSN MEMORIES

  • US 20170289171A1
  • Filed: 01/03/2017
  • Published: 10/05/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprises:

  • detecting, by a computing device, a change to one or more of;

    a credential of set of storage units supporting a logical storage vault and access control information for a user group affiliated with the logical storage vault; and

    in response to the detecting;

    determining, by the computing device, whether the logical storage vault is in a relationship with another logical storage vault, wherein the another logical storage vault is supported by a second set of storage units;

    when the logical storage vault is in the relationship with the other logical storage vault, determining whether the logical storage vault is an originating vault or a subservient vault with respect to the other logical storage vault;

    when the logical storage vault is the originating vault, sending, by the set of storage units, updated access control information to the second set of storage units regarding a change to the access control information; and

    when the logical storage vault is the subservient vault, sending, by the set of storage units, an updated credential of the set of storage units to the computing device regarding a change to the credential of the set of storage units.

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