Method and apparatus for securing and storing executable content
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1. A system, comprising:
- a) a plurality of interconnected nodes;
b) a distributed directory being accessed by the plurality of nodes;
c) a hierarchy of objects in the distributed directory, one or more of said objects having one or more associated attributes;
d) an access control mechanism operative to control access to the distributed directory;
e) a target object having a target attribute, wherein access to said target object is controlled by the access control mechanism; and
f) a program being stored as a value in said target attribute, wherein access to said program is controlled by the access control mechanism.
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Abstract
Computer system for storing and securing executable content is disclosed. A plurality of interconnected nodes access the distributed directory. The distributed directory has a hierarchy of objects each having one or more associated attributes. An access control mechanism is operative to control access to the distributed directory. A target object within the distributed directory has a target attribute, wherein access to a target object is controlled by the access control mechanism. A program is stored as a value in the target attribute, such that access to the program is controlled by the access control mechanism.
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23 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a) a plurality of interconnected nodes; b) a distributed directory being accessed by the plurality of nodes; c) a hierarchy of objects in the distributed directory, one or more of said objects having one or more associated attributes; d) an access control mechanism operative to control access to the distributed directory; e) a target object having a target attribute, wherein access to said target object is controlled by the access control mechanism; and f) a program being stored as a value in said target attribute, wherein access to said program is controlled by the access control mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for storing a program in a computer system, comprising the steps of:
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a) accessing a distributed directory having a hierarchy of objects, one or more of said objects having associated attributes, said distributed directory having an access control mechanism for controlling access to at least a portion of the distributed directory; b) identifying a target object in the distributed directory, said target object having a target attribute; c) accessing a program; d) storing the program as a value in the target attribute; and e) preventing access to the value through the access control mechanism, whereby the program cannot be executed unless access has been permitted by the access control mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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- 20. A computer readable medium, comprising a sequence of at least partially compiled instructions stored as a value in a target attribute, said target attribute being associated with a target object in a distributed directory having a hierarchy of objects with associated attributes, wherein access to the value is controlled by an access control mechanism adapted to control access to at least a portion of the distributed directory.
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