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Data backup and self-service data restoration

  • US 9,742,752 B1
  • Filed: 06/20/2014
  • Issued: 08/22/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method performed by a first user terminal,the method comprising:

  • the first user terminal sending a restore command to a network server, wherein the restore command controls the network server to restore a file from a first storage device to a second user terminal;

    the first user terminal receiving an authentication request from the network server requesting that a user be authenticated for access to the file from the second user terminal;

    the first user terminal determining whether the user is authenticated for access to the file from the second user terminal based on a security descriptor in a security record for the file;

    if the security descriptor indicates that the user is authenticated for access to the file from the second user terminal, restoring the file from the first storage device to the second user terminal;

    if the security descriptor indicates that the user is not authenticated for access to the file from the second user terminal;

    the first user terminal creating a virtual endpoint comprising a temporary file, wherein the virtual endpoint comprises an emulation of the second user terminal generated from a configuration parameter of the second user terminal, and wherein the temporary file comprises a security context generated from a security parameter associated with the file to be restored;

    authenticating the user within the virtual endpoint for access to the temporary file based on the security parameter; and

    the first user terminal restoring the file to the second user terminal if the user is granted access within the virtual endpoint to the temporary file.

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