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Techniques for supporting application-specific access controls with a separate server

  • US 7,020,653 B2
  • Filed: 02/10/2003
  • Issued: 03/28/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for controlling access to application-specific operations performed by an application, comprising the steps of:

  • receiving privilege information at a server that is distinct from the application;

    causing the server to determine, based on the privilege information, whether a particular application-specific operation is allowed under a particular set of conditions; and

    causing the server to communicate to the application an indication of whether the particular application-specific operation is allowed under said particular set of conditions.

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