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Centralized mapping of security credentials for database access operations

  • US 6,934,706 B1
  • Filed: 03/22/2002
  • Issued: 08/23/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of facilitating access to one or more external databases from a database application, comprising:

  • pre-populating a credential database which relationally maps a user'"'"'s security credentials relative to said application with said user'"'"'s security credentials relative to each said external database;

    determining when said user operates said application so as to require access to a given one of said external databases;

    retrieving said user'"'"'s security credentials for said given external database from said credential database based on said user'"'"'s security credentials for said application; and

    establishing a connection to said given external database using said retrieved security credentials in order to perform the requested database access.

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