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Multitenant hosted virtual machine infrastructure

  • US 9,063,763 B2
  • Filed: 06/24/2013
  • Issued: 06/23/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method in a computing system having a processor for sharing access to virtual machines, comprising:

  • generating a unique URL, wherein the generated unique URL specifies a URL handle for providing access to a plurality of virtual machines of a virtual data center, wherein the URL handle is configured to reference attributes associated with one or more of the virtual machines of the virtual data center, and wherein the attributes specify at least one user privilege;

    providing the generated unique URL to a user specifically authorized to access the plurality of virtual machines of the virtual data center;

    receiving an HTTP request specifying the provided URL; and

    in response to the HTTP request, without attempting to determine the identity of a user who issued the HTTP request, providing access to at least one virtual machine of the virtual data center, based on the provided URL.

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