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Utilizing LDAP directories for application access control and personalization

  • US 7,571,180 B2
  • Filed: 06/28/2004
  • Issued: 08/04/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer system comprising:

  • a lightweight directory access protocol directory storing organizational units and associated user names and providing directory services, said directory services providing for user log-on into and authentication by the computer system; and

    a management server separate from said directory services but providing additional access services that assign or deny user access rights based on organizational units defined by said lightweight directory access protocol directory services, said management server comprising a private data store outside of the lightweight directory access protocol directory that stores authorization/personalization data, said management server querying said directory and applying additional authorization/personalization rules to enhance said directory services and override inherited attributes provided by said directory services without requiring modification of said directory and without requiring an additional user log-on.

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