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Versatile access control system

  • US 8,429,724 B2
  • Filed: 04/25/2006
  • Issued: 04/23/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An access control system, comprising:

  • multiple credential tables, each credential table associated with a corresponding proof of knowledge operation and includes one or more proof of knowledge credentials that can be proven by the associated proof of knowledge operation;

    an authority table identifying a plurality of authorities, each authority associating at least one proof of knowledge operation with at least one of the multiple credential tables;

    an access control element table, which identifies a plurality of access control elements, and for each access control element identifies a Boolean combination of the authorities for that access control element; and

    at least one access control list, which identifies two or more access control elements by which a specific method to be executed can be authenticated.

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