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System and method for access control on a storage router

  • US 7,353,260 B1
  • Filed: 06/13/2003
  • Issued: 04/01/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for controlling access to a target on a storage area network, the method comprising:

  • providing an access control list to an iSCSI router of a storage router, the access control list having a set of one or more entries, each entry having an access control type and an access control value;

    receiving a request to access the target from an initiator;

    receiving a set of one or more initiator authentication values, each of said initiator authentication values having an initiator authentication type;

    for each of the initiator authentication types, searching the access control list for a matching authentication control type; and

    if a matching control type exists in the access control list for an authentication type, then if the authentication value does not match the access control value for the access control denying access to the target.

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