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Methods and systems for using derived user accounts

  • US 9,516,032 B2
  • Filed: 09/26/2014
  • Issued: 12/06/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for accessing a resource in a computer system comprising an operating system, comprising:

  • receiving a request to access a named abstraction from an application;

    determining if the application is running in a derived user account (DUA) context, wherein the DUA context represents a security context of a DUA that is derived from an original user account (OUA) associated with a user, and wherein the determining comprises examining an access token associated with the request to determine if the request is associated with the DUA;

    if the application is not running in the DUA context, creating the DUA and directing the application to run in the DUA context; and

    granting the application access to the named abstraction.

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