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Method for enabling a web server running a “closed” native operating system to impersonate a user of a web client to obtain a protected file

  • US 6,338,064 B1
  • Filed: 05/14/1998
  • Issued: 01/08/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/14/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of enabling a server supporting a closed native operating system to impersonate a user of a client to obtain a resource located in a file system of a distributed computer environment, the distributed computer environment including a security service for returning a credential to a user authenticated to access the distributed file system, comprising the steps of:

  • in response to a request from the user to access the resource, obtaining a credential from the security service;

    associating the credential to a temporary operating system user identifier selected from a pool of such identifiers; and

    having the server use the temporary operating system user identifier to assume the user'"'"'s identity to service the request.

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